Jon Steinsson

Research Expertise and Interest

macroeconomics

Research Description

Jon Steinsson joined the department in 2018 as Chancellor's Professor of Economics. He is Co-Director for the Monetary Economics program of the National Bureau of Economic Research and co-Editor of the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. Professor Steinsson is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Fellow of the Econometric Society. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. He taught at Columbia University before moving to Berkeley. His main area of research is empirical macroeconomics with a focus on monetary economics and business cycles. He grew up in Iceland and has participated actively in the political and economic discourse in that country.

In the News

Prices are spiking for homes, cars and gas. Don’t be alarmed, economists say

The U.S. Department of Labor reported yesterday that the Consumer Price Index rose 5% in May, following a 4.2% jump in April. But at UC Berkeley, high-level economists are offering some calming advice: A measure of inflation is inevitable as the U.S. economy comes back online, but it will likely be modest. And it will almost certainly blow over as the economy stabilizes.
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