Paul Gomme is a professor of economics at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Paul is also a CIREQ (Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative) Research Fellow, and a CIRANO (Le Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en analyse des organisations) Fellow. Prior to joint Concordia University, Paul worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. He has also held appointments at the University of Iowa and Simon Fraser University. Paul received his Hon. B.A. in Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Western University (then, the University of Western Ontario). Paul’s fields of specialization include macroeconomic theory, monetary policy and theory, real business cycles, labor market dynamics, and quantitative theory. His reserach interests include the study of business cycles, the effects of monetary and fiscal policy on the economy, the determinants of employment, and the effects of labor market policy on unemployment and labor market participation. Paul is an associate editor at the European Economic Review and the Journal for Economic Dynamics and Control.
Peter Rupert is a professor of economics and former Chairman at the University of California at Santa Barbara Department of Economics. He is also Associate Director of the UCSB Laboratory for Aggregate Economics and Finance, founded by Nobel Laureate Finn E. Kydland, as well as Executive Director of the UCSB Economic Forecast Project. Prior to joining UCSB, Dr. Rupert spent 12 years as Senior Economic Adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Dr. Rupert has held appointments at the University of Western Ontario, State University of New York at Buffalo, West Virginia University, the University of Southern California, and Birkbeck College, University of London. Dr. Rupert earned his B.S. from Santa Clara University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Rochester. His areas of specialization include macroeconomics, monetary economics, economic of the criminal justice system, labor, and household economics.
Past Contributors
Tom Cooley and Peter Rupert started this blog in 2011. Tom was very passionate about using the blog to help educate policy makers, businesses and consumers make good decisions. Tom passed away in 2021. Tom was a giant in the profession and his loss is still felt by all.
Ben Griffy is an Assistant Professor at the University at Albany, SUNY. He primarily works on topics relating to labor markets, macroeconomic theory, and inequality.
Zach Bethune is an Associate Professor of Economics at Rice University. His research focuses on household liquidity and decentralized asset markets.