Alberto Ortiz

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I am an empirical macroeconomist with special interest on international and development issues. I am an Assistant Professor at Oberlin College.

My research explores the relationship between monetary policy and economic fluctuations within the context of dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models. Recently I used Bayesian maximum likelihood methods to estimate the structural parameters of such models for the United States and other 23 emerging market economies. Using these structural parameter estimates I conducted counterfactual experiments to explore the economic implications of alternative monetary policy regimes. Also, I had measured the importance of credit market imperfections and I analyzed the monetary and fiscal policy responses to adverse capital account shocks during periods of global capital market turmoil.

My teaching experience includes courses on money and banking, development, and international finance topics at Oberlin College, Boston University, and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.