Christopher J. Palmer is an Associate Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management, specializing in financial decision-making, credit markets, and policy interventions. His research focuses on how individuals and institutions respond to economic upheavals in areas like bankruptcy, retirement savings, and real estate. He holds a PhD in Economics from MIT and a BA in Economics and Mathematics from Brigham Young University. Palmer’s work has been published in top journals such as the American Economic Review , Journal of Finance , and Review of Financial Studies . He explores topics including racial disparities in bankruptcy outcomes, consumer payment behavior, and the effects of quantitative easing. His research is supported by affiliations with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and the Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). Key honors include the 2022 Jamieson Prize and the 2019 Society for Financial Studies Best Paper Award. Palmer has contributed to public debates on policy issues like rent control and retirement savings through media outlets such as The New York Times , Bloomberg , and Vox .
Apostolos Fasianos is a Lecturer in Economics at Brunel University London, specializing in macroeconomic implications of household financial behavior. Prior roles include economist positions at the Hellenic Ministry of Finance (2017-2020) and Central Bank of Ireland (2016-2017) , with collaborative research spanning the Bank of England and Reserve Bank of New Zealand . PhD in Economics, University of Limerick MSc in Economic Development, University of Glasgow MPhil in Economics, University of Athens Research focuses on household finance , housing economics , monetary policy , and economic inequalities . Recent work explores AI-enabled technological shocks on UK labor markets via Bayesian VAR modeling and textual patent analysis. Publications span topics like wealth inequality , housing market asymmetries , and financialization trends . Selected publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches, merging macroeconomic theory with empirical analysis of crises (e.g., Covid-19 ), housing markets, and historical financial trends. Key methodologies include textual analysis , VAR modeling , and spatial econometrics . Active in policy analysis, Fasianos represented Greece in international forums such as the EPC - Ageing Working Group and OECD Working Party 1 . Current projects include a 2023-2024 BRIEF AWARDS grant on AI’s macroeconomic impacts.
Ricardo Caballero is the Ford International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, where he previously served as Chairman of the Economics Department from 2008 to 2011. A leading scholar in macroeconomics and financial economics, his research focuses on safe assets, monetary policy, financial crises, and international economics. His research interests center on the macroeconomic implications of financial frictions, with particular emphasis on safe asset shortages, risk premium dynamics, and monetary policy transmission mechanisms. Caballero's work has pioneered the risk-centric approach to macroeconomics, explaining phenomena such as the Wall Street/Main Street disconnect, global imbalances, and the collapse of interest rates through the lens of safe asset scarcity and risk intolerance. His research bridges theoretical modeling with empirical analysis of financial crises and policy interventions. Caballero's recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on financial conditions indexing, monetary policy frameworks, and the interaction between financial markets and the real economy. His work increasingly examines how central banks can target financial conditions directly and how risk premia evolve during crises, with applications to pandemic-era economic policy and zero lower bound environments. 2002 Frisch Medal of the Econometric Society Smith Breeden Prize by the American Finance Association Journal of Finance 2014 Brattle Group Prize 2022 Banque de France-TSE Senior Prize in Monetary Economics and Finance Elected Fellow of the Econometric Society (1998) Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2010) As an NBER Research Associate and frequent policy advisor, Caballero has influenced central bank thinking globally through his work on financial stability, monetary policy frameworks, and global imbalances. His research has informed policy discussions at the Federal Reserve, IMF, and multiple central banks regarding crisis management, safe asset creation, and the appropriate monetary response to financial shocks. Caballero maintains active collaborations with major financial institutions and central banks worldwide, translating theoretical insights into practical policy frameworks.
Dimitrios P. Tsomocos is a Professor of Financial Economics at Saïd Business School and a Fellow in Management at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford. He holds a BA, MA, MPhil, and PhD from Yale University and previously worked at the Bank of England. He serves on editorial boards including Annals of Finance and Economic Theory, and is a Senior Research Associate at the Financial Markets Group at the London School of Economics. His educational background includes: University of Oxford: M.A. by resolution, 2002 Yale University: Ph.D. in economics, 1996 Yale University: M.Phil. in economics, 1992 Yale University: M.A. in economics, 1990 Yale University: B.A. in economics, 1989 Professor Tsomocos is a mathematical economist specializing in Central Banking, Banking and regulation, Incomplete asset markets, Systemic risk, Financial instability, and Issues of new financial architecture. His research focuses on contagion, financial fragility, interbank linkages, and the impact of the Basel Accord using General Equilibrium models with incomplete asset markets, money, and endogenous default. He is working toward designing a new paradigm of monetary policy, financial stability analysis, and macroprudential regulation. His recent publications show a consistent focus on financial stability, banking regulation, and the interaction between monetary policy and financial stability. The research spans theoretical modeling of bankruptcy and default in general equilibrium frameworks, practical applications to bank regulation, analysis of commodity cycles in emerging economies, and policy responses to crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. His work frequently employs quantitative methods and general equilibrium modeling to address pressing issues in financial economics. His scientific achievements include: 2004 Bank Sabatell prize for the best work on the economics of banking (for "Book vs. Fair Value Accounting in Banking and Intertemporal Smoothing") Co-development of the Goodhart-Tsomocos model of financial fragility (2003) Testimony to House of Lords for the Economic and Financial Affairs and International Trade Sub Committee's report (2011) Appointment to Research Advisory Board, Central Bank of Russian Federation (2018) Professor Tsomocos has advised numerous PhD students and collaborated extensively with central banks worldwide. He has served as an economic advisor to a major political party in Greece and regularly provides commentary on the Greek economy. His research has had substantial policy impact, with the Goodhart-Tsomocos model implemented by more than ten central banks including the Bank of Bulgaria, Bank of Colombia, Bank of England, and Bank of Korea. He continues to collaborate with researchers from the ECB, Central Bank of the Russian Federation, and Bank of Chile on updated versions of his financial fragility model. He co-developed the Goodhart-Tsomocos model of financial fragility while working at the Bank of England, which has been implemented at various central banks globally. His research group at Oxford continues to refine this model and apply it to contemporary financial stability challenges.
Professor Will Bateman is a distinguished academic at the Australian National University (ANU) College of Law, where he serves as a Professor and recently completed his term as Associate Dean (Research) from 2021 to 2024. He is also a Chief Investigator for the ANU Grand Challenge project "Humanising Machine Intelligence" and a Fellow at the Gradient Institute, a leading ethical AI research organization based in Sydney. Professor Bateman's educational background is impressive, having earned a PhD and LLM (Hons) from the University of Cambridge and a BA/LLB (Hons) from the Australian National University. Prior to his academic career, he worked in appellate litigation, commercial disputes, and banking as a solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills, and served as an associate to Justice Stephen Gageler AC of the High Court of Australia and Justice Steven Rares of the Federal Court of Australia. Professor Bateman's research spans two major interdisciplinary domains that sit at the intersection of law with finance and technology. His work on financial regulation focuses on the legal aspects of central banking, sovereign debt markets, digital currencies, and sustainable investing. He has provided expert evidence to the UK Parliament's House of Lords Inquiry into Quantitative Easing, and has collaborated with major financial institutions including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Bank of England. His research on artificial intelligence examines regulatory frameworks for AI in the public sector, with collaborations including the Minderoo Foundation and the Gradient Institute. His recent publications demonstrate a remarkable breadth across legal theory, financial regulation, and AI governance. The articles reveal a consistent theme of examining how traditional legal frameworks adapt to new financial technologies and monetary policy challenges. His work bridges theoretical legal scholarship with practical policy implications, as evidenced by his numerous government consultations and collaborations with central banks worldwide. 2020 Yorke Prize by the University of Cambridge for his work on public finance and constitutionalism Top 10 all-time most downloaded SSRN paper on central banking ("Central Bank Money: Liability, Asset, or Equity of the Nation?") Professor Bateman actively supervises research students, currently mentoring Benjamin Ettinger who is pursuing a PhD on "Legal Method, Cartels and Public Monopolies: A View From the High Court 1908 - 1948." He has secured significant research funding, including projects funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (UK), the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft), and The Minderoo Foundation. His "Rebuilding Macroeconomics Initiative: Legal and Economic Conceptions of Money" received £245,000, while the "FA Mann" project was funded with €620,000 (approximately A$1,012,500). He leads the "Humanising Machine Intelligence" project, an ambitious interdisciplinary initiative involving computer scientists, mathematicians, philosophers, sociologists, psychologists, and lawyers aimed at developing democratically legitimate machine intelligence. He also co-led a major project with the University of Western Australia to formulate model legal frameworks for AI regulation in the public sector, funded by The Minderoo Foundation.
Professor Begona Dominguez is a faculty member in the School of Economics at The University of Queensland (UQ), within the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Her research focuses on Macroeconomics, Public Finance, and Monetary Economics, with emphasis on fiscal policy design, central bank balance sheets, and optimal taxation frameworks. Her key projects include Supporting Entry and Growth of Australian Businesses via Tax and Transfers (2022–2024) and The role of a central bank's balance sheet in shaping the economy (2021–2024) . She is available for PhD supervision and actively contributes to applied macroeconomic analysis, particularly in urban economic advantages and policy evaluation. Publications span topics like fiscal sustainability, inflation dynamics under central bank policies, and the implications of constitutional constraints on taxation. Her work bridges theoretical models (e.g., Ramsey frameworks) with empirical applications in tax policy and public debt management. Professor Dominguez maintains affiliations with the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (ANU) and has reviewed prominent texts such as John Taylor's Reform of the International Monetary System . She is based in Room 507, Colin Clark Building at UQ.
Kathryn M. Dominguez is a Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, where she also serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. She maintains a dual affiliation with the Department of Economics as director of the honors program. Her educational background includes: PhD in Economics from Yale University (1987) AB from Vassar College (1982) Dominguez's research focuses on international financial markets and macroeconomics, with particular expertise in foreign exchange rate behavior. Her work examines global financial systems, exchange rate interventions, and monetary policy across borders. She has authored influential works including 'Exchange Rate Efficiency and the Behavior of International Asset Markets' and 'Does Foreign Exchange Intervention Work?' (co-authored with Jeff Frankel). Her recent publications reveal a strong emphasis on understanding financial crises, particularly the Great Recession and pandemic-era challenges, with attention to policy responses and international ramifications. Her research demonstrates consistent engagement with central banking policies, exchange rate dynamics, and international financial stability. Professional affiliations: Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research Member, Panel of Economic Advisers at the Congressional Budget Office Member, Advisory Scientific Committee of the European Systemic Risk Board Dominguez has advised major institutions including USAID, the Federal Reserve, IMF, World Bank, and Bank for International Settlements. She previously taught at the Kennedy School, Woodrow Wilson School, London School of Economics, and UC Berkeley's Goldman School. At Michigan, she teaches macroeconomics, finance, and international economics courses including Global Financial Markets, Crises, and Policy, and Macroeconomics.
Kristin J. Forbes is the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Professor of Management and Global Economics at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. She holds a PhD from MIT and graduated summa cum laude from Williams College. Her research focuses on international macroeconomics, monetary policy, and financial stability. She has served in senior policy roles, including External Member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (2014–2017) and Member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers (2003–2005). Academic Affiliations: NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee, CEPR Research Associate, US Monetary Policy Forum, Council on Foreign Relations Policy Roles: Advisory positions at Bank for International Settlements, IMF, and Massachusetts State Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers (2009–2014) Honors: Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2019), MIT Bicentennial Medal (2015), 2021 Digital Teaching Award Her research examines monetary policy frameworks, rate cycles, macroprudential regulation, and exchange rate dynamics. Notable contributions include analyses of post-pandemic inflation drivers and global quantitative tightening strategies. She regularly advises central banks and international organizations on policy design and implementation.
Professor Tatiana Damjanovic is a Professor of Economics at the University of Durham's Business School since 2015. She holds a PhD from the Stockholm School of Economics (supervised by Lars Ljungqvist) and prior roles include Associate Professor at the University of Exeter and positions at the University of St. Andrews. Her research focuses on Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy, Banking, and Public Economics. Notable contributions include studies on fiscal policy design, financial intermediation, and gender equality's interplay with economic growth. Affiliations: Business School, Department of Economics, University of Durham. Education: BSc in Functional Analysis (Moscow State University), MSc from New Economic School, PhD (Stockholm School of Economics). Research Interests: Her work bridges macroeconomic policy analysis with institutional frameworks, emphasizing monetary policy's welfare impacts, banking sector dynamics, and fiscal frameworks. Recent studies explore heterogeneous firms, loan-to-collateral ratios, and gender equality's macroeconomic dimensions. Esteem Indicators: 2019: MMF Committee Member (Money Macro and Finance Research Group). 2019: FCT Evaluation Panel Member (Portuguese Science Funding Agency). 2017: Academy of Finland Review Panel Member (Economics). Publications Trends: Over 30 peer-reviewed articles since 2003, with a focus on monetary policy design, banking stability, and fiscal frameworks. Recent work highlights include 2024's analysis of heterogeneous firms in monetary policy, 2021's Ramsey policy contributions, and 2020 studies on financial bailouts and gender equality. Advising & Grants: While specific student names are not listed, her work implies significant academic mentorship. Grant details are not explicitly mentioned in the text. Labs/Teams: No dedicated lab affiliations noted, but collaborative work with institutions like the MMF Group and FCT suggests active network engagement.
Professor Georgios Chortareas is a Professor of Economics at King's Business School, part of King's College London. He serves as Director of the Data Analytics for Finance and Macro Research Centre and is affiliated with the Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance. His research focuses on monetary policy, international finance, central banking, exchange rate economics, and fiscal policy coordination. He has contributed to understanding real exchange rates, current accounts, banking efficiency, and the impact of quantitative easing on stock markets. Affiliations : Data Analytics for Finance and Macro Research Centre, Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance His work bridges theoretical and applied economics, with notable contributions on policy conflict resolution in monetary unions, volatility-growth linkages, and the role of central bank interventions. He has published extensively in journals like the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, European Journal of Political Economy, and International Journal of Finance and Economics. Research highlights include analyzing fiscal leadership strategies in monetary unions, the asymmetric New Keynesian Phillips Curve, and the effects of financial development on economic growth. His studies often employ advanced econometric techniques to address policy-relevant questions.
Oliver Linton is the Chair of the Faculty and Professor of Political Economy at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Economics. He coordinates the Empirical Analysis of Financial Markets theme at the Janeway Institute and holds a position at Trinity College. His research primarily focuses on econometric theory and empirical finance , with applications in market microstructure, asset pricing, and volatility modeling. His research interests span: Development of novel econometric methods for high-dimensional and dynamic data Analysis of financial market behavior, including liquidity and trading patterns Applications in policy-relevant contexts such as quantitative easing and pandemic forecasting Linton's recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on: Advanced time-series methodologies (e.g., GARCH, nonparametric regression) Financial market microstructure and high-frequency trading Economic impact analysis of major events (e.g., Brexit, COVID-19) He has received prestigious awards including: Humboldt Research Award (2015) Thousand Talents Plan recognition from Renmin University of China (2016) Linton actively advises doctoral students, with current supervisees including Xinyi Su, Zhaocheng Zhang, and Kilian Bachmair. He secured significant funding such as the European Commission FP7 grant for Nonparametric and Semiparametric Methods in Economics and Finance (2011–2014).
Marti G. Subrahmanyam is the Charles E. Merrill Professor of Finance, Economics and International Business at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University , and a Global Network Professor of Finance at NYU Shanghai . He holds a PhD in Finance and Economics (MIT, 1974) , a post-graduate diploma from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (1969) , and a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Madras (1967) , where he has also served as a visiting professor. His career spans over five decades, with editorial roles at top journals like Journal of Finance and Review of Financial Studies . Research Focus : Derivatives markets, corporate finance, fixed income, market microstructure, ESG investing, and quantitative easing. Academic Leadership : Founded NYU Stern and NYU Shanghai Undergraduate Honors Programs, served on over 85 doctoral committees, chaired 35. Scientific Awards : New York University Distinguished Teaching Medal (2003) Anneliese Maier Award (2016) - First economist to receive this honor Distinguished Alumnus Awards from IIT Madras (2004) and IIM Ahmedabad (2011)
Dr Angus Armstrong is a Professorial Research Fellow at the UCL Institute for Global Prosperity, University College London, directing the ESRC-funded Rebuilding Macroeconomics network that has produced 80+ papers and 100+ public events. His work reinterprets macroeconomics as a knowledge-creation system under fundamental uncertainty. Research focuses on decision-making under uncertainty, collective intelligence, agent-based modelling, and macroeconomic policy within ecological economics, comparative systems, and experimental frameworks. He emphasizes institutions and social interactions as foundations of prosperity in complex adaptive systems. Analysis of 2015-2019 publications reveals concentrated expertise in Brexit fiscal impacts, devolution economics, monetary policy at zero bounds, and Scottish independence. Works integrate macroeconomic modeling with political economy, addressing UK/European policy challenges through institutional and uncertainty-focused lenses. Armstrong serves as Chief Economic Advisor to Lloyds Banking Group (2017) and leads the Rebuilding Macroeconomics network. His 'New Economics of Prosperity' teaching reimagines prosperity as emergent from socio-economic interactions rather than an end state, reflecting his view of economies as open systems defined by fundamental uncertainty.
Prof. Farzad Saidi is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Bonn. He is affiliated with the Institute for Macroeconomics and Econometrics, ECONtribute, and the CRC TR 224 EPoS research centers. His work focuses on financial intermediation, monetary policy, corporate finance, and labor markets. He has contributed extensively to understanding bank behavior under negative interest rates, the effects of financial regulation, and the interplay between social preferences and economic outcomes during crises. Research highlights include analyzing strategic communication among banks, the impact of regulatory changes on insurance industries, and the role of social preferences in pandemic responses. His awards include the Jensen Prize for outstanding corporate finance research. Current projects explore credit supply dynamics, data-driven business cycles, and the macroeconomic implications of financial sanctions. Prof. Saidi's work spans theoretical and empirical domains, addressing topics such as banking structure, liquidity management, and the transmission of monetary policy. His affiliations with interdisciplinary centers reflect a commitment to collaborative, policy-relevant research.
Sasha Indarte is an Assistant Professor of Finance at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on Household Finance, Financial Intermediation, and Macroeconomics, with a particular interest in the intersection of social policy, consumer credit, and financial stability. PhD in Economics from Northwestern University His work examines how financial intermediaries’ reputations affect sovereign debt markets, the role of liquidity and moral hazard in household bankruptcy, and the impact of social insurance programs like Medicaid on household credit behavior. His recent research highlights racial disparities in bankruptcy outcomes and the design of optimal debt relief policies. Key trends in his publications include empirical analysis of historical financial systems, econometric modeling of consumer behavior, and policy evaluation of social programs. His articles have appeared in top journals such as the Journal of Finance and the Review of Financial Studies . Scientific Awards and Honors: National Science Foundation Grant (2021) Wharton Teaching Excellence Award (2020) NBER Small Grant (2020) Rodney L. White Center Grant (2020) Macro Financial Modeling Fellowship (2017) Susan Schmidt Bies Prize (2016) Marshall Blume Prize (1970) Brattle Prize (2024) Indarte teaches courses in Corporate Finance (FNCE1000, FNCE6110) and Empirical Methods (FNCE9260). His empirical research often leverages quasi-experimental designs and large datasets, including a race imputation model trained on 30 million observations.
