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
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
Inflation is nearly back to 2%. So why isn’t the Federal Reserve ready to cut rates?
Associated Press, 2/8/2024
U.S. Government on Brink of Widespread Shutdown
CNN, 9/30/2023
The Fed Pauses Rate Hikes Again; No Relief for Housing Market
NerdWallet, 9/20/2023
A debt ceiling breach would be bad bad bad bad bad
Vox, 5/24/2023
State of U.S. economy amid banking failures and debt ceiling debate
CNN, 5/1/2023
The 5 weirdest things measured by the CPI
The Hill, 2/14/2023
Articles
A reassessment of monetary policy surprises and high-frequency identification
National Bureau of Economic Research
The Federal Funds Market, Pre-and Post-2008
National Bureau of Economic Research
Measuring the effects of federal reserve forward guidance and asset purchases on financial markets
Journal of Monetary Economics
Education
Stanford University
Ph.D., Economics, 1998
Stanford University
M.S.,, Mathematics, 1994
Williams College
B.A., Mathematics, 1992
Accomplishments
- Best Paper Prize, Journal of Monetary Economics
- Excellence in Refereeing Award, American Economic Review
- National Science Foundation Fellowship, Economics
- Department of Defense National Science & Engineering Fellowship, Mathematics
- Rosenberg Award, Top Graduate in Mathematics, Williams College
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