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Scott Dressler
Professor of Economics
Education
University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. in Economics
Austin, TX
2004
Thesis: Essays in financial intermediation, monetary policy, and macroeconomic activity
University of Pittsburgh
M.A. in Economics
Pittsburgh, PA
2001
State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo
B.A. in Economics and Statistics (Double)
Buffalo, NY
1997
Professional Experience
Professor
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
9/2020 - present
Associate Professor
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
6/2010 - 9/2020
Assistant Professor
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
8/2004 - 6/2010
Research Intern
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Dallas, TX
6/2003 - 8/2003
Research
Journal Articles
Preferences, Inflation, and Welfare
European Economic Review, 130(C)
N/A
2020
with M. Curran
A long-run, short-run and politico-economic analysis of the welfare costs of inflation
Journal of Macroeconomics, 47, 255-69
N/A
2016
Excess reserves and economic activity
Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control, 52, 17-31
N/A
2015
with E.K. Kersting
Economies of scale in banking, confidence shocks, and business cycles
Macroeconomic Dynamics, 18(5), 1069-90
N/A
2014
with E.K. Kersting
The bank lending channel: a FAVAR analysis
Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, 45(8), 1705-20
N/A
2013
with C. Dave and L. Zhang
Money holdings, inflation, and welfare in a competitive market
International Economic Review, 52(2), 407-23
N/A
2011
Business cycle asymmetries via occasionally binding international borrowing constraints
Journal of Macroeconomics, 33(1), 33-41
N/A
2011
with S. Li
Economies of scale in banking, indeterminacy, and monetary policy
Economic Inquiry, 49(1), 185-93
N/A
2011
Technology shocks, capital utilization, and sticky prices
Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control, 34(10), 2179-191
N/A
2011
with C. Dave
Inside money, credit, and investment
Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control, 33(4), 970-84
N/A
2009
with V. Li
Leading institutional contributors to the elite economic journals
Applied Economics, 41(17), 2191-2196
N/A
2009
with J. Heck and P. Zaleski
The cyclical effects of monetary policy regimes
International Economic Review, 48(2), 551-73
N/A
2007
Other Publications
Discussion of “Uncertainty, Inflation, and Welfare” by Jonathan Chiu and Miguel Molico
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking 43 (7, Suppl.), 513-19
N/A
2011
The real effects of financial crises
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Economic & Financial Policy Review, 3(1)
N/A
2004
with E. Brandt and E. Quintin
Current and Submitted Research
Fat-tailed distributions without fat-tailed shocks?
in progress
N/A
N/A
with C. Dave and S. Malik
The bank lending channel during unconventional monetary policy
in progress
N/A
N/A
with C. Dave and L. Zhang
On international capital flows
in progress
N/A
N/A
with M. Curran
The welfare costs of inflation in a monetary union. An evaluation of a common capital market
in progress
N/A
N/A
with M. Curran
Economies of scale in banking and indeterminacy with interest on reserves
In progress.
N/A
N/A
Teaching Experience
Courses Taught
Villanova University
N/A
2004 - present
- Research Methods in Economics (Undergraduate)
- Introduction to Macroeconomics (Undergraduate)
- Macroeconomic Theory II (Undergraduate)
- Introduction to Econometrics (Undergraduate)
- Time Series and Applied Business Forecasting (Graduate, MS Finance)
- Analyzing and Leveraging Data (Graduate, MBA and Online MBA)
Awards and Fellowships
Summer Research Fellowship
Villanova University
N/A
2020
Richard Naclerio Emerging Scholar in Economics
Villanova University
N/A
2012 - 2014
McDonough Faculty Research Award
Villanova University
N/A
2010
Summer Research Fellowship
Villanova University
N/A
2008
Dissertation Fellowship
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
N/A
2001
Richard Thorn Excellence in Teaching Award
University of Pittsburgh
N/A
2001
Professional Affiliations and Service
American Economic Association
member
N/A
2004 - present
Referee for:
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N/A
2004 - present
- B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics
- Economic Inquiry
- Economic Modelling
- Economics Letters
- European Economic Review
- International Economic Review
- International Journal of Central Banking
- Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
- Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
- Journal of Economic Surveys
- Journal of Macroeconomics
- Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking
- Journal of Economic Theory
- Macroeconomic Dynamics
- NSF
- Review of Economic Dynamics