Emi Nakamura

Emi Nakamura is the Chancellor's Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, affiliated with the Department of Economics in the College of Letters and Science. Her research focuses on monetary and fiscal policy, business cycles, and macroeconomic measurement. She co-directs the Monetary Economics program at the National Bureau of Economic Research and serves on the Congressional Budget Office’s Panel of Economic Advisers and the American Economics Association Executive Committee.

• PhD in Economics from Harvard University (2007)
• A.B. from Princeton University
• Previously taught at Columbia University

Her research integrates monetary theory with industrial organization and international macroeconomics, emphasizing empirical validation of structural models. Key contributions include analysis of price rigidity, forward guidance, and exchange rate dynamics. Recent work explores wealth effects and consumption shocks in macroeconomic contexts.

Scientific awards include the John Bates Clark Medal, Elaine Bennett Research Prize, NSF Career Grant, and Sloan Research Fellowship. She is a co-editor of the American Economic Review and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.