Silvana Tenreyro

Silvana Tenreyro is a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Her roles include Director of the CEPR International Macroeconomics and Finance Programme, former External Member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, and former President of the European Economic Association. She holds prestigious fellowships including the British Academy and the Econometric Society, and was honored as a Commander of the British Empire.

Education: PhD in Economics (Harvard University, 2002), MA in Economics (Harvard, 1999), and BA in Economics (Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina, 1997).

Research Interests: Her work focuses on macroeconomics, monetary policy, international trade, and growth. Key themes include the transmission of monetary policy, commodity market dynamics, climate policy impacts, and the economic effects of Brexit. She has pioneered methodological advancements, such as the Poisson Pseudo-Maximum Likelihood estimator for trade analysis.

Publications: Recent work examines dollar dominance in global finance, post-Brexit productivity adjustments, and helicopter money mechanisms, reflecting her expertise in policy-relevant macroeconomic issues. Her articles span top journals like the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Studies, and American Economic Review.

Awards & Honors: Includes the 2024 IEA Fellowship, 2022 Birgit Grodal Award, and 2021 Yrjö Jahnsson Award. She has also received the Carl Menger Prize (2018) and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of St. Gallen (2021).

Policy Contributions: Advises central banks and policymakers on monetary policy design, unconventional tools, and commodity market stability. Her work bridges academia and policy, influencing debates on inflation targeting, global supply chains, and climate economics.