John D. Burger

John D. Burger is Professor of Economics in the Sellinger School of Business at Loyola University Maryland. His distinguished career includes appointments as visiting scholar at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland and De Nederlandsche Bank in Amsterdam. Professor Burger has provided expert consultation to major international organizations including the OECD, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and Inter-American Development Bank.

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• B.S. from Wake Forest University

Professor Burger's research program centers on international capital flows, bond market development, and monetary policy transmission mechanisms. His work has significantly advanced our understanding of local currency bond markets in emerging economies and the dynamics of international portfolio investment. He has made important contributions to the literature on jobless recoveries and the cyclicality of R&D spending.

His research demonstrates consistent focus on practical policy applications, particularly regarding how emerging market economies can develop more resilient financial systems. Recent publications (2022-2025) show continued evolution of his research agenda toward contemporary issues like financial inclusion gaps and innovative approaches to global financial stability.

Professor Burger has established significant research collaborations, most notably with Frank and Veronica Warnock, producing influential work on benchmarking capital flows and analyzing international bond portfolios. His research appears in top-tier journals including Journal of International Economics, Journal of Monetary Economics, and IMF Economic Review.

He actively engages students through the Loyola Fed Challenge program, which reached the National Championship in 2019 and had the opportunity to present to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. This demonstrates his commitment to practical economic education beyond traditional classroom instruction.