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The Research Agenda: Oleg Itskhoki on Exchange Rate Puzzles and Policies

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Oleg Itskhoki holds the Venu and Ana Kotamraju Endowed Chair in Economics at UCLA. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society, an NBER research associate, a CEPR research affiliate, and an associate editor of the American Economic Review. His research interests are in macroeconomics and international economics, where he studies globalization and labor markets, and currencies, exchange rates and international relative prices, as well as other topics. He is the 2022 John Bates Clark Medalist, a participant of the Review of Economic Studies Tour, a Sloan Research Fellow, a recipient of the Excellence Award in Global Economic Affairs from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, and was on the IMF’s list of 25 influential economists under the age of 45.Â

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  • Oleg Itskhoki, 2022. "The Research Agenda: Oleg Itskhoki on Exchange Rate Puzzles and Policies," EconomicDynamics Newsletter, Review of Economic Dynamics, vol. 23(2), November.
    • Handle: RePEc:red:ecodyn:v:23:y:2022:i:2:agenda
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