Vasudeva Ramaswamy
Room 115, Kreeger Building | American University | Washington D.C. 20016
I am a quantitative macroeconomist with research interests in macroeconomic policy and household inequality. I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Macroeconomic and Policy Analysis and currently on the 2024-2025 Economics Job Market.
My research primarily explores the channels through which monetary and fiscal policies influence the distribution of income and wealth across the economy. You can find more information on my research in my research statement.
I am passionate about teaching and strive to create an engaging and inclusive learning environment. To read more about my teaching philosophy, please see my teaching statement.
updates
| Oct 1, 2024 | Presenting my job market paper, “Capacity Utilization, Markup Cyclicality, and Inflation Dynamics” at the Federal Reserve Bank, Philadelphia on November 5, 2024. Joint work with Ignacio González at American University. Will post slides shortly. |
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| Jul 26, 2024 | Had a great time at the Stone Center Conference and Summer School on Socioeconomic Opportunity and Inequality at the University of Chicago. Fantastic lectures, papers and people. Click here for more details (plus a nice group pic)! |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Excited to be presenting our paper “Capacity Utilization, Markup Cyclicality, and Inflation Dynamics” at the SED 2024 Annual Meeting in Barcelona this year! Joint work with Ignacio González at American University. Comments are welcome! |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Looking forward to attending the Workshop on Post-Pandemic Macroeconomics on March 21-22, 2024, organized by the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD), the Center for Political Economy at Columbia University, and the Institute for Macroeconomic and Policy Analysis. Read more here. |