Graciela Laura Kaminsky

Graciela Laura Kaminsky is a Professor of Economics and International Affairs at George Washington University and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from MIT and has held positions at the University of California, San Diego, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Her research focuses on macroeconomics, international finance, and monetary policy, with particular attention to financial globalization, currency crises, and contagion effects. She has served as a consultant to institutions like the IMF and World Bank, and has been a Visiting Scholar at the Bank of Japan, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and others.

Education: Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Research interests include financial stability, capital flow dynamics, historical borrowing patterns, and the impact of global economic integration on emerging markets. Her work has been published in top journals like the American Economic Review and Journal of International Economics, and has been featured in media outlets such as The Economist and Financial Times.

Teaching: She teaches advanced courses in international economics, including ECON 6280 Survey of International Economics and ECON 6292 Topics in International Finance.

Her consulting and advisory roles include collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, reflecting her expertise in policy design and crisis management in global finance.