Cleveland Fed appoints Damjan Pfajfar to lead the Center for Inflation Research
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland has appointed Damjan Pfajfar to lead the Bank’s Center for Inflation Research.
As vice president of the Center, Pfajfar will oversee a team of economists who study inflation. He also will lead efforts to augment the inflation-related resources the center provides for researchers, policymakers, and the public.
Pfajfar joins the Bank from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, where he served 10 years in the Monetary Affairs and Research and Statistics divisions, most recently as group manager in the Monetary Studies section. He was also an assistant professor at Tilburg University from 2008 to 2014.
His research focuses on inflation, macroeconomics, and monetary economics. He is published widely in top economics journals and has extensive research experience focused on inflation expectations.
Pfajfar holds a BS in economics from the University of Ljubljana, an MS in economics from the University of Warwick, and a PhD in economics from the University of Cambridge.
The Center for Inflation Research publishes research as well as several popular inflation indicators and surveys, such as daily inflation nowcasting estimates and the Survey of Firms’ Inflation Expectations (SoFIE). The center also provides educational resources on its Inflation 101 page and organizes inflation-related events, such as the Inflation: Drivers and Dynamics Conference being held at the Cleveland Fed from October 24-25.
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that along with the Board of Governors in Washington DC comprise the Federal Reserve System. Part of the US central bank, the Cleveland Fed participates in the formulation of our nation’s monetary policy, supervises banking organizations, provides payment and other services to financial institutions and to the US Treasury, and performs many activities that support Federal Reserve operations System-wide. In addition, the Bank supports the well-being of communities across the Fourth Federal Reserve District through a wide array of research, outreach, and educational activities.
The Cleveland Fed, with branches in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, serves an area that comprises Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky, and the northern panhandle of West Virginia.
Media contact
Chuck Soder, chuck.soder@clev.frb.org, 216.672.2798
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