Susanto Basu

Susanto Basu is a Professor in the Department of Economics at Boston College. His research focuses on macroeconomics, monetary economics, and productivity analysis, with significant contributions to understanding uncertainty shocks, sticky wages, and technological change.

• Education: A.B. and Ph.D. from Harvard University

Research Interests

• Macroeconomic theory and policy
• Productivity and economic growth
• Monetary policy and business cycles
• Sticky wages and labor market dynamics
• Technology shocks in multi-sector DSGE models
• Artificial intelligence applications in productivity analysis

Publications

Basu's work appears in top journals including Econometrica, American Economic Review, and Quarterly Journal of Economics, focusing on productivity measurement, uncertainty shocks, and technology's macroeconomic implications.

Collaborations

He collaborates with institutions like the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, World Bank, and academic organizations including NBER.