Gaetano Antinolfi

Gaetano Antinolfi is Professor of Economics at Washington University in St. Louis, serving as Dean's Fellow for Budget and Resource Planning and Admissions Officer within the Department of Economics. His academic career spans over two decades with continuous faculty appointments.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Economics, Cornell University, 1997

Professor Antinolfi's research focuses on macroeconomic theory, monetary policy mechanisms, and international financial systems. His work investigates central banking as lender of last resort, equilibrium financial structures, dollarization phenomena, and external crisis dynamics. He employs both theoretical modeling and empirical analysis to explore how monetary policy affects financial intermediation, inflation thresholds, and real economic activity across institutional frameworks.

His 2007 publications reveal consistent focus on monetary transmission channels and international spillovers, with articles appearing in the Journal of Monetary Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, and Canadian Journal of Economics. These works demonstrate methodological rigor in connecting theoretical constructs to real-world economic phenomena, particularly regarding currency substitution and establishment-level responses to inflation.

Major recognitions include:

• Greek Society Faculty Appreciation Award (Fall 2003)
• Special Recognition from Graduate Student Senate (March 2003)
• Lilly Fellowship at Washington University (Spring 1998)
• Sage Graduate Fellowship from Cornell University (1992-93, 1995-96)
• Italian Student Foundation Fellowship (1993-94)

Professor Antinolfi advises graduate students in economics and has secured research funding through competitive fellowships. His teaching portfolio covers advanced macroeconomic theory and open-economy macroeconomics across undergraduate and graduate levels, with particular emphasis on monetary policy applications and international financial systems.