curriculum vitae

General Information

Full Name Vasudeva Ramaswamy
Languages English, Hindi, Tamil
Coding Languages Julia, Python, Mathematica, Stata, Matlab

Education

  • 2023
    PhD, Economics
    American University, Washington DC, USA
    • Frank M. Tamagna Education Endowment Fellowship, 2020
    • Graduate Student Fellowship, 2017-2021
  • 2009
    Master of Science in Public Policy and Management
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Wigmore Fund Fellowship, 2007-2009
    • MSPPM Scholarship, 2007-2009
  • 2006
    Bachelor of Business Administration
    University of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
    • Chancellor's Non-resident Award, 2002-2006

Research

Research Interests Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Fiscal Policy, Inequality, Heterogeneous Agent Models, Computational Economics, Economic History
Publications & Working Papers See my Research page for details on my publications and working papers.

Presentations / Workshops

  • Nov 5, 2024
    Federal Reserve Bank - Philadelphia,
    Philadelphia, PA.
    Presented “Capacity Utilization, Markup Cyclicality, and Inflation Dynamics”.
  • Jul 22-26, 2024
    University of Chicago, Stone Center,
    Chicago, IL.
    Conference & Summer School on Socioeconomic Opportunity and Inequality.
  • Jun 27, 2024
    Society of Economic Dynamics Conference,
    Barcelona, Spain.
    Presented “Capacity Utilization, Markup Cyclicality, and Inflation Dynamics”.
  • Dec 12, 2023
    International Economics Association Conference,
    Medellin, Colombia.
    Presented “Capacity Utilization, Markup Cyclicality, and Inflation Dynamics”.
  • Nov 19, 2022
    Southern Economic Association Conference,
    Fort Lauderdale, FL.
    Presented “The Huey Long Spending Program in Louisiana - Estimating Fiscal Multipliers during the Great Depression”.
  • Feb 29, 2020
    Eastern Economic Association Conference,
    Boston, MA.
    Presented “Market Volatility in the Presence of Price and Quantity Shading”.

Experience

  • 2023-now
    Post Doctoral Fellow
    Institute for Macroeconomic & Policy Analysis (IMPA), American University, Washington DC, USA
    • Led model building and implementation of a large-scale heterogeneous agent model to analyze the effects of fiscal policy in the presence of market power.
    • Authored policy reports and analysis focused on the aggregate and distributional impacts of tax policy proposals using the model.
    • Supervised team of RAs, overseeing data cleaning, empirical analysis and model documentation.
  • Jun-Aug
    2019, 2020
    Consultant, Social Protection & Jobs
    World Bank Group, Washington, D.C., USA
    • Supported impact evaluation of pilot program aimed at improving job outcomes for smallholders in Mozambique.
    • Constructed main panel dataset for analysis from three rounds of household surveys, checking data quality, and using econometric techniques to address attrition and measurement error.
    • Conducted descriptive and econometric analysis to assess program impact by generating estimates of household income, expenditure, wealth, agricultural input use, and other key variables of interest.
  • 2014-2017
    Senior Manager, Strategy & Network Planning
    Starbucks India, Mumbai, India
    • Built and led network planning strategy, developing a GIS catchment-based model to estimate demand and identify new store opportunities.
    • Led and delivered key strategic projects, such as initiating strategic partnership with Vistara Airlines; project-managing the design, development and launch of a strategic new format of store, etc.
    • Supported CEO and senior leadership in developing operational plans, reports to the board; planned and coordinated operations as Chief-of-Staff to the CEO.
  • 2013-2014
    Strategy & Technology Consultant
    Boston Analytics, Mumbai, India
    • Client - Department of Economic Development, Middle Eastern country
      • Designed the organizational structure of the newly established national industrial development bureau.
    • Client - Leading US manufacturer of networking equipment
      • Developed go-to-market strategy to pursue “transformational opportunities” worth $1.5 billion in Indonesia.
  • 2009-2011
    Strategy & Operations Consultant
    Deloitte Consulting, Boston, MA, USA
    • Client - Department of Public Welfare - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
      • Designed and executed rollout of new provider monitoring process, managing 60 coordination organizations, 8,000 healthcare providers, and 25,000 service recipients across the state.
    • Client - Department of Revenue - Commonwealth of Massachusetts
      • Helped develop Request for Responses to acquire a new integrated transaction processing system that met the needs and vision of the Child Support Enforcement Division and incorporated national best practices.

Teaching

Econ 802 Macroeconomics II (Ph.D.)
Teaching Assistant, S2019, S2020
Math 705 Mathematical Economic Analysis (Ph.D.)
Teaching Assistant, F2019, S2020
Econ 672 MA/Ph.D. International Economics & Finance
Teaching Assistant, S2021
Econ 650 Agent-based Computational Economics
Teaching Assistant, Sum2020, F2020
Econ 301 Intermediate Macroeconomics
Teaching Assistant, F2018, S2019, F2019, S2020