Associate Professor of Economics, Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Joined November 2012
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Firms that face higher uncertainty reduce their investment response to interest rate changes. In the May issue, by Aeimit Lakdawala @aeimit and Timothy Moreland zurl.co/3SGL2
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📢 We're hiring! The Wake Forest Economics Department is seeking Visiting Assistant Professors for 2026-2027. Candidates will teach undergraduate courses including intro economics, intermediate micro/macro, and electives. Apply by 3/15 apply.interfolio.com/181254
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🎉 Congratulations to our Fed Challenge team on advancing to the National Semi-Finals for the 3rd consecutive year!
Huge thanks to Prof. @aeimit for your outstanding mentorship! 📈🏆
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New research by Prof. Aeimit Lakdawala @aeimit suggests even professional forecasters aren’t fully objective. Under Republican presidents, GOP-leaning economists predict up to 0.4% higher GDP growth than their peers.
Fascinating insights here:
news.wfu.edu/2025/08/05/are-…
Are professional economists truly objective? 🧐 @WFUEconomics prof Aeimit Lakdawala's research shows a partisan bias in GDP forecasts. Republican-affiliated forecasters are more optimistic under a GOP president. Democratic forecasters remain stable.
Find out why: news.wfu.edu/2025/08/05/are-…
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Submit your work to the Politics in Finance conference, to be held at the campus of Georgetown University on September 5 and 6, 2025.
The conference aims to promote research in the intersection of political economy and finance, including, but not limited to topics such as the effects of political ideologies on the decision making by firms, workers, and households, and the political economy of financial regulation and financial crises.
The submission deadline is April 30th. Submission link:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
The conference committee consists of Jennie Bai (Georgetown University), Francesco D’Acunto (Georgetown University), Ran Duchin (Boston College), Joseph Engelberg (UC San Diego), Vyacheslav (Slava) Fos (Boston College), Janet Gao (Georgetown University), Jarrad Harford (University of Washington), Elisabeth Kempf (Harvard business School), William Mullins (UC San Diego), Margarita Tsoutsoura (Washington University in St. Louis),
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Announcing multiple job openings for Economics PhDs interested in policy research in India @CEGISofficial
Details at: econjobmarket.org/positions/…
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, but please apply by 12 Jan 2025 for full consideration.
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Excited to share that our amazing EconDeacons are one of 18 teams moving forward to the National College Fed Challenge semi-finals! Best of luck in the next round—we’re cheering you on every step of the way! 🌟💪 #CollegeFedChallenge @federalreserve @WakeForest
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Had an incredible time at last week's Empirical Macro Workshop! 📊 Great discussions, brilliant research, and amazing people—thank you all for bringing such energy to our campus! 🙌
📈Excited for our Empirical Macro Workshop on October 4th! We’re thrilled to host top economists from Duke, Maryland, Boston Fed, UCSD, and more. Join us for cutting-edge research and lively discussions. Interested in attending? Email [email protected] @aeimit
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📈Excited for our Empirical Macro Workshop on October 4th! We’re thrilled to host top economists from Duke, Maryland, Boston Fed, UCSD, and more. Join us for cutting-edge research and lively discussions. Interested in attending? Email [email protected] @aeimit
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Hot off the press from @nberpubs, Macroeconomics Annual 2022, journals.uchicago.edu/toc/ma…
including my paper with Eric Swanson "A Reassessment of Monetary Policy Surprises and High-Frequency Identification"
Data on monetary policy surprises available here: michaeldbauer.com/publicatio…
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Is the RBI’s commitment to inflation targeting credible? - Rajeswari Sengupta (@Igidr_Mumbai ), Aeimit Lakdawala @aeimit (@WakeForest), Vaishali Garga @vaishali_garga(@BostonFed)
Read more: ideasforindia.in/topics/mone…
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📖FREE TO VIEW – Have a look at @EJ_RES paper about the impact of uncertainty about future policy rates on the transmission of monetary policy.
Author: Michael D Bauer, @aeimit & Philippe Mueller
Read here👉bit.ly/3MwuO7F
#EconTwitter #AcademicTwitter
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How do RBI’s actions (and words) affect financial markets? - Rajeswari Sengupta (@Igidr_Mumbai) & Aeimit Lakdawala @aeimit (@WakeForest)
ideasforindia.in/topics/mone…
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Join the #RES2022 Annual #Conference special session by @EJ_RES, covering topics on Monetary Policy /Culture, Diversity and Conflicts.
Speakers: @TimoHaber, @aeimit, Arthur Blouin & Michele Battisti.
More info👉bit.ly/3Kcggsr
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New: "The international spillover effects of US monetary policy uncertainty" by @aeimit Lakdawala, @TimothyMoreland, Matthew Schaffer (@BryanSchoolUNCG). Beyond policy-rate surprises, uncertainty about that rate affects international financial markets. doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.20… 1/4
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Today we’re officially announcing a U.S. COVID-19 response, in addition to the international responses we are planning. [1/7]
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#MSU Health Care asked us to share this info regarding their current resources. They have a triage line set up to screen patients for symptoms, and they will have Telehealth services & drive-thru testing soon. Their website is being updated regularly: healthteam.msu.edu/covid19/d….
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I presented my paper on "Market-Based Monetary Policy Uncertainty" with @Aeimit Lakdawala and Philippe Mueller, where we document a systematic resolution of #uncertainty about future #interestrates around #FOMC announcements. Working paper available here: michaeldbauer.com/publicatio…
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How Hollywood, in honouring Churchill, hails one of the great mass murderers of the 20th century: washingtonpost.com/news/glob…
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@_FRIENDZONE's discography will shortly be finally available via Spoitfy, iTunes, Youtube and all the other major streaming services. Uploading it all now as I type this :D