Martina Jasova

Martina Jasova is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Barnard College, Columbia University, and a Research Associate at the Center for Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia University. She holds a strong interdisciplinary research profile at the intersection of macroeconomics and finance, with a focus on empirical analysis using granular micro-level data.

Her research interests include:

• Financial Economics
• Banking
• Empirical Corporate Finance
• Macroeconomics
• Monetary Policy
• Labor Market Economics
• Climate Finance

Her recent publications and working papers examine topics such as the disconnect between banks’ environmental disclosures and lending practices, the role of monetary policy in labor income redistribution, systemic risk, lender of last resort mechanisms, and exchange rate pass-through. Her work leverages rich datasets from Portugal and the Eurozone, often in collaboration with the European Central Bank.

Her research has been recognized with awards such as the MARC Conference Best Paper Award (2021) and has received funding from Equitable Growth and the Columbia Center for Political Economy. Her papers have been accepted or are under review at top journals including the Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Finance, and Management Science.

She advises on research and collaborates with leading economists including Caterina Mendicino, José-Luis Peydró, Luc Laeven, and Mariassunta Giannetti. She has not publicly listed any PhD or Master’s advisees.

Her work is frequently featured in The ECB Blog, highlighting its policy relevance. She teaches courses in Intermediate Macro Theory, Financial Economics, and a Senior Seminar in Empirical Macro-Finance.