Jonathan Wolff
Associate Professor and Department of Economics Graduate Director
Economics
Profile
Academic Background
- PhD, Economics, University of Notre Dame, 2014.
- MS, Economics, University of Notre Dame, 2011.
- BS, Economics, Quinnipiac University, 2009.
Academic & Professional Experience
- Associate Professor - Miami University, Department of Economics: 2021-Present.
- Assistant Professor - Miami University, Department of Economics: 2014-2021.
- Director of Graduate Studies - 2022 - Present
- Honors Program Coordinator - 2022 - Present
- Fed Challenge Faculty Advisor - 2020 - 2021
Recent Publications
- “Fiscal Policy and Uncertainty,” with Samuel Jerow, Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control, December 2022, 145: 104559.
- "Without Looking Closer, it May Seem Cheap: Low Interest Rates and Government Borrowing" with Julio Garin, Robert Lester, and Eric Sims, July 2019, Economics Letters 180, 28-32.
- "The State-Dependent Effects of Tax Shocks" with Eric Sims, August 2018, European Economic Review 107, 57-85.
- "The Output and Welfare Effects of Government Spending Shocks over the Business Cycle" with Eric Sims, August 2018, International Economic Review 59 (3), 1403-1435.
- "State-Dependent Fiscal Multipliers: Calvo vs. Rotemberg" with Eric Sims, Economics Letters, October 2017, 159: 190-194.
- "The Empirical Relevance of the Mises-Hayek Theory of the Trade Cycle" with Robert Lester, Review of Austrian Economics, December 2013, 26(4): 433-461.
Honors & Awards
- Outstanding Professor Award, 2022
Miami University
- Student Recognition of Teaching Excellence Award, 2020
Miami University
- Richard K. Smucker Teaching Excellence Award - Nominee, 2019 & 2020
FSB, Outstanding Junior Instructor
- FSB Summer Research Grant, Summer 2020
FSB, Miami University
- Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor, 2013
Kaneb Learning Center, University of Notre Dame
- Distinguished Teaching Award, 2013
Department of Economics, University of Notre Dame
- Economics Award, Class of 2009
Quinnipiac University
- Charter Oak Scholar of the Year, 2008
LSB, Quinnipiac University
Biography
As a macroeconomist, my research interests lie in the fields of business cycles, monetary and fiscal policy, and credit frictions. My work employs both theoretical and empirical methods.
Courses
- SPRING 2023
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ECO 202H A MW 10:05-11:25, FSB 0026
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ECO 202H B MW 11:40-1:00, FSB 0026
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