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“Professor Eichenbaum is an outstanding macroeconomist,” remarked Robson.

February 16, 2016 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Martin Eichenbaum, the Charles Moskos Professor of economics at Northwestern University, as an International Fellow.

“Professor Eichenbaum is an outstanding macroeconomist,” remarked Robson. “His input on the Institute’s monetary policy work will be invaluable, and we are delighted to have his advice on our research program.”  

Professor Eichenbaum is also the co-director of the Center for International Economics at Northwestern University. He has been at Northwestern University since 1988.  He previously taught at the University of Chicago and the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

He served as the co-editor of the American Economic Review from 2011-2015.  He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is currently a consultant to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the International Monetary Fund. In addition, he serves on the advisory council of the Global Markets Institute at Goldman Sachs and the academic advisory council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.  Finally, he is on the Board of Directors of the Bank of Montreal.

Eichenbaum earned his PhD in economics from the University of Minnesota.

For more information please contact: James Fleming of the C.D. Howe Institute at 416-865-1904; email: media@cdhowe.org.

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