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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:

N/A

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