Expert Profile
Eric Swanson
Professor of Economics
Eric Swanson is an expert on inflation, recessions and what changes in interest rates mean for the economy.
Areas of Expertise
- Monetary Economics
- Macroeconomics
- Macro-Finance
- Time Series Econometrics
Biography
Eric Swanson is a macroeconomist who studies unconventional monetary policy and the relationship between financial markets and the macroeconomy. He frequently provides expertise on inflation, recessions and what changes in interest rates mean for the economy.
Media Appearances
What would the stock market and economy look like without AI?
Marketplace, 2/23/2026
Opinion: How Long Can the BOJ Get Away With Rate Shocks?
Bloomberg, 8/28/2024
What is a recession? Why the July jobs report has sparked new fears
Bankrate, 8/6/2024
Advice for the Federal Reserve’s review of its monetary policy framework
Brookings, 7/10/2024
The Fed loves a data buffet. What’s on the menu these days?
Marketplace, 3/20/2024
Articles
Measuring the effects of federal reserve forward guidance and asset purchases on financial markets
Journal of Monetary Economics
The Federal Funds Market, Pre-and Post-2008
National Bureau of Economic Research
A reassessment of monetary policy surprises and high-frequency identification
National Bureau of Economic Research
Education
Williams College
B.A., Mathematics, 1992
Stanford University
M.S.,, Mathematics, 1994
Stanford University
Ph.D., Economics, 1998
Accomplishments
- Rosenberg Award, Top Graduate in Mathematics, Williams College
- Department of Defense National Science & Engineering Fellowship, Mathematics
- National Science Foundation Fellowship, Economics
- Excellence in Refereeing Award, American Economic Review
- Best Paper Prize, Journal of Monetary Economics
Affiliations
- Associate Editor, Journal of Monetary Economics, 2017–present
- Associate Editor, Quantitative Economics, 2017–present
- Member, Financial Times/Chicago Booth IGM Economic Outlook Panel, 2021–present
- Member, FiveThirtyEight/Chicago Booth IGM Economic Outlook Panel, 2020
- Member, Academic Advisory Panel, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 2020