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Contact
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Department of Economics
Emory
University
Atlanta, GA 30322
Phone:
(404) 727-2944
Fax: (404) 727-4639
Internet: skrause@emory.edu
http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~skrause/
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Curriculum
Vitae
(updated version in pdf
format)
Professional
Experience
Assistant
Professor, Department of Economics, Emory University, August 2002 to
present
- Monetary Theory and Macroeconomic Theory at graduate
level; Principles of Macroeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics and
Money and Banking at undergraduate level
Visiting Scholar, National Bureau of
Economic Research, September 2006 to November 2006
Graduate Research Associate, Department of Economics, The Ohio State University, September 1996 to June 1997; and September 2000 to June 2002
Research Fellow, Graduate Research Programme, European Central Bank, June 2001 to September 2001
Graduate
Teaching Associate, Department of Economics, The Ohio State University,
July 1997 to June 1998; and June 1999 to September 2000
- Microeconomic Theory at graduate level and Money and
Banking at undergraduate level
Economic Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica, July 1998 to June 1999
Research Assistant, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Económicas (San José, Costa Rica), January 1996 to July 1996
Teaching
Assistant, Universidad de Costa Rica, August 1994 to December 1995
- Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory at undergraduate level
Education
Ph.D., Economics, The Ohio State University, June 2002
M.A., Economics, The Ohio State University, August 1997
B.A.,
Economics, University of Costa Rica, March 1996
Research
Interests
monetary economics, international macroeconomics, political economics
Publications
(English)
“Has Monetary Policy Become More Efficient? A Cross-Country Analysis” (with S. Cecchetti and A. Flores-Lagunes); The Economic Journal, 116:511 (April 2006), pp. 408-433.
“Assessing the Sources of Changes in the Volatility of Real Growth” (with S. Cecchetti and A. Flores-Lagunes); The Changing Nature of the Business Cycle, edited by C. Kent and D. Norman (October 2005), pp. 115-138.
“Deposit Insurance and External Finance” (with S. Cecchetti); Economic Inquiry, 43:3 (July 2005), pp. 531-541.
“Policy Makers’ Preferences, Party
Ideology and the Political Business Cycle” (with F. Méndez); Southern Economic Journal,
71:4 (April 2005), pp. 752-767.
- Data:
Estimates of Policy Makers' Preferences for Inflation Stability
(Lambdas) (Microsoft Excel File)
“Central
Bank Structure, Policy Efficiency and Macroeconomic Performance:
Exploring Empirical Relationships” (with S. Cecchetti), Economic
Review of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 79 (July/August
2002),
pp. 47-60.
Publications (Spanish)
“Estructura
Financiera, Estabilidad Macroeconómica y Política
Monetaria” (con S. Cecchetti); Moneda
y Crédito, No. 212,
Madrid, España, Agosto de 2001, pp. 57-87. (English
version available as NBER
working paper # 8354)
“¿Ha
Aumentado la Eficiencia de la Política Monetaria en
México?” (con S. Cecchetti y A. Flores-Lagunes); Documentos
de Investigación, Banco de México, México
D.F.,
México, Marzo de 2001. (English version)
“Influencia de las Noticias en el Comportamiento del Tipo de Cambio
Nominal: El Caso de Costa Rica (1990-1995)”; Instituto de
Investigaciones en Ciencias Económicas, San José,
Costa
Rica, Julio de 1996.
Some Recent Working Papers
“Corruption and Elections: An Empirical Study for a Cross-Section of Countries” (with F. Méndez)
“Latin American Banking Fragility: An Assessment of the Role Played by Foreign Banks” (with L. Jones)
“Financial
Development and Monetary Policy Efficiency” (with F. Rioja)
“Does
Opportunism go Unnoticed? A Study of Vote Functions and Policy
Preferences”
(with F. Méndez)
Service at Emory
University / Department of Economics
Organizer,
Macroeconomics Workshop, 2003-
Seminar Coordinator, Department
of Economics Seminar Series, 2007-
Administrator, Department
of Economics Working Paper Series, 2002-
Chair, Macroeconomics Core Examination, 2004, 2006 and 2007
Member, Macroeconomics Core Examination, 2003-
Member, Faculty Recruitment Committee, 2003-
Member, Graduate Student Recruitment Committee, 2003 and 2007
Interviews
and Newspaper Articles
Heroes
of the zeroes
Special Report: The world economy, The
Economist, October 20-26, 2007
Better management of
inventory and inflation makes world economies more flexible by John Clinkard, Daily
Commercial News, Toronto, October 10, 2007
The
turning point Briefing: The global economy, The Economist, September 22-28, 2007
Recession:
Bitter pill or good medicine? by Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, September 19, 2007
CAFTA:
A pact of advantages and disadvantages by Melissa Rincón, Atlanta Latino, Atlanta,
August 11-17, 2005
Paying
taxes: A contribution to the future by Melissa Rincón, Atlanta Latino, Atlanta,
April 7-13, 2005
Trading
Truth for Lies by Kevin Griffis, Creative
Loafing, Atlanta,
November 6-12, 2003
A
(Sadly) Average Joe by Kevin Griffis, Creative
Loafing, Atlanta, August 21-27, 2003
Fellowships,
Awards, and
Honors
Recognition
for Excellent Teaching, Emory Scholars Program, Emory University
(Spring, 2006)
Dice
Fellowship, Department of Economics, The Ohio State University
(2001)
Departmental Citation for Excellence in Teaching, Department of
Economics, The Ohio State University (2001)
Graduate with Honors, BA in Economics, Universidad de Costa Rica (1996)
Scholarship of Honor, Universidad de Costa Rica (1995 and 1996)
Best Grade Point Average in Economics, Universidad de Costa Rica (1994
and 1995)
Membership to
Academic
Associations and other Professional Activities
Board of
Directors, Single Global Currency Association
Member of the American Economic Association; American Mensa Ltd.;
Econometric Society; National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi; Southern
Economic Association; and Western Economic Association
Listed in International Who's Who
Historical Society; and Emerald Who's Who of Professionals
Referee for the Journal of Economic Theory; The Economic Journal;
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking; Oxford Bulletin of Economics and
Statistics; Scandinavian Journal of Economics; Southern Economic
Journal; European Journal of Political Economy; Journal of
Macroeconomics; Scottish Journal of Political Economy; Contemporary
Economic Policy; Journal of
Forecasting; Review of International Economics; Applied Financial
Economics; B.E. Journals in Macroeconomics; Managerial and Decision
Economics; International Economics and Economics Policy; and China
Economic Review