Curriculum Vitae PDF
Current Position
| Economist, Banque de France | 2009- |
Education
| Ph.D. in Economics, Washington University in St. Louis | 2009 |
| M.Sc. in International Economics, K. U. Leuven, Belgium, Summa Cum Laude | 2002 |
| B.A. in Economics, Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland | 2000 |
Research Interests
| Primary: Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Applied Time Series Econometrics Secondary: International Economics |
Dissertation
| “Essays on Bayesian Learning in Macroeconomics” | May 2009 |
| Committee: James Bullard (Chair), Costas Azariadis, James Morley |
Working Papers
| “The Stability of Macroeconomic Systems with Bayesian Learners” (with James Bullard), 2009 | |
| “How Does a Twisted Beliefs Shock Affect the Macroeconomy?”, Job Market Paper, 2008 | |
| “Monetary Policy and the Great Inflation: A Multi-Country Time-Varying Analysis Using the Taylor Rule” (with Anastasia Zervou), 2008 | |
| “Financial Dependence, Financial Markets and the Economic Growth”, 2006 |
Work in Progress
| “E-Stability and Limited Participation”, 2008 |
Research Experience
| Research Assistant, Professor Costas Azariadis and the Center for Dynamic Economics |
Fall 2006–Spring 2008 |
| Research Assistant, Professor Steven Fazzari | Spring 2006 |
| Intern, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis | Summer 2006 |
| Research Student, LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance Leuven, Belgium |
Fall 2002-Spring 2003 |
Teaching Experience
| Paris School of Economics | |
| Macroeconometrics | Fall 2009 |
| Washington University in St. Louis | |
| Money and Banking | Summer 2005, 2006 Spring 2006 |
Conference Participation
| Simposio de Análisis Económico, Zaragoza, Spain, Presenter | December 2008 |
| Learning and Macroeconomic Policy, University of Cambridge, UK, Discussant | September 2008 |
| European Meeting Econometric Society, Milan, Italy, Chair/Presenter | August 2008 |
| Warsaw International Economic Meeting, Warsaw, Poland, Presenter | July 2008 |
| Computing in Economics and Finance, Paris, France, Presenter | June 2008 |
| North American Meeting Econometric Society, Pittsburgh, PA, Presenter | July 2008 |
| Midwest Macro Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Presenter | May 2008 |
| Society for Nonlinear Dynamics in Economics, San Francisco, CA, Presenter | April 2008 |
| Graduate Student Conference, Washington University, Presenter/Discussant | 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Learning Week, Fed of St. Louis, Presenter | July 2007 |
| Midwest Economic Theory and Trade Conference, St. Louis, MO, Presenter | November 2004 |
| Missouri Valley Economic Association (Best paper prize), Presenter/Discussant | 2004, 2008 |
| Midwest Economic Association, Chicago, IL, Presenter/Discussant | April 2004 |
Summer School Participation
| CFS Summer School: Learning in Macroeconomic Models, Eltville, Germany | 2005 |
Fellowships
| Dissertation Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis | 2008–2009 |
| Competitive Summer Research Grant, Washington University | 2005–2008 |
| Washington University in St. Louis Graduate Scholarship | 2004–2008 |
| Washington University in St. Louis Graduate Fellowship | 2003–2004 |
| European Union Scholarship: K.U. Leuven, Belgium | 2000–2001 |
| Department Fellowship, Department of Economics, Warsaw University | 1998–2001 |
Referee
| Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control |
Service and Memberships
| Founder, Macro Reading Group, Washington University | 2006-2008 | |
| Member: Econometric Society, American Economic Asssociation, European Economic Association |