Julie K. Smith

 

Department of Economics and Business

Lafayette College

William Simon Center

Easton, PA 18042-1776

Phone:  (610) 330-5301

Fax:      (610) 330-5715

E-Mail:  smithjk@lafayette.edu

 

CURRICULUM VITAE (pdf format)


COURSES

Lafayette College


Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECON 212)
International Finance (ECON 351)
Money, Financial Intermediation and the Economy (ECON 323)


Trinity University


Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 1312)

Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECON 3326)

International Monetary Systems (ECON 3348)


RESEARCH

 

Published Articles

                        

Julie K. Smith, "Weighted Median Inflation: Is this Core Inflation?" Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, April 2004.


Julie K. Smith, "Inflation Targeting and Core Inflation" (formerly
"Monetary Regimes and Core Inflation") Canadian Journal of Economics, August 2005.


Current Papers

                        

Julie K. Smith, “Better Measures of Core Inflation?” in progress.

 

Julie K. Smith, “PCE Inflation and Core Inflation,” under review.

 

Takashi Senda and Julie K. Smith, “Inflation History and the Sacrifice Ratio: Episode-Specific Evidence,” under review.

 

Julie K. Smith, "Inflation, Inflation Expectations and Core Inflation," in progress.

 

Niamh Sheridan and Julie K. Smith, "Oil Price Shocks:  Revisited," in progress.

Presentations

“Better Measures of Core Inflation?” Southern Economic Association Meetings, Charleston, November 2006.
“Inflation, Inflation Expectations and Core Inflation,” Southern Economic Association Meetings, Charleston, November 2006.
“Inflation, Inflation Expectations and Core Inflation,” Economics Department, University of Richmond, October 2006.
“Inflation, Inflation Expectations and Core Inflation,” Economics Department, Texas A&M University, October 2006.
"PCE Inflation and Core Inflation," Western Economic Association Meetings, San Diego, July 2006.
"PCE Inflation and Core Inflation," Eastern Economic Association Meetings, Philadelphia, February 2006.
"Inflation Targeting and Core Inflation," The Johns Hopkins University, November 2004.
"Inflation Targeting and Core Inflation," Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, November 2004.
"Oil Price Shocks:Revisited," Western Economic Association Meetings, Vancouver, July 2004.
"Monetary Regimes and Core Inflation," Bank of England, Monetary Assessment and Strategy Division, April 2004.
"Monetary Regimes and Core Inflation," Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Domestic Research Function, April 2004.
"Oil Price Shocks:Revisited," Southern Economic Association Meetings, San Antonio, November 2003.
"Explaining the Variation in the Costs of Reducing Inflation on the Assumption of Adaptive Expectations," Southern Economic Association Meetings, San Antonio, November 2003.
"Monetary Regimes and Core Inflation," ZEI Summer School, Bad Honnef, Germany, July 2003.
“Monetary Regimes and Core Inflation,” American Economic Association Meetings, Washington DC, January 2003.
“Better Measures of Core Inflation?,” Southern Economic Association Meetings, New Orleans, November 2002.
“Monetary Regimes and Core Inflation,” Western Economic Association Meetings, Seattle, July 2002.


Other Scholarly Activity

Referee, Macroeconomic Dynamics, The Energy Journal and Economics Letters.
Facilitator, Associated Colleges of the South Teaching and Learning Workshop, June 2004.
Visiting Lecturer, Tecnologico de Monterrey (Monterrey Tec), Monterrey, Mexico, March 2004.
Participant, CSWEP CeMENT mentoring workshop, San Diego, CA, January 2004.
Participant, ZEI Summer School, University of Bonn, Bad Honnef, Germany, July 2003.  Lecturers:  Carl Walsh and Dale Henderson.
Visiting Scholar, IMF Institute, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC, June 2003.
Participant, Associated Colleges of the South Teaching and Learning Workshop, June 2003.                

RECOMMENDED LINKS

 

Economic News

                        

                        Wall Street Journal

                        New York Times

                        Economist

                        Business Week

                        Financial Times


Economic Research and Data

                        

                        Bureau of Labor Statistics                    

Bureau of Economic Analysis               

International Monetary Fund

                        Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

                        New York Federal Reserve Bank

                        Boston Federal Reserve Bank

                        Institute for International Economics

 

Last updated: February 1, 2007