Sebastian Di Tella's research is in Macroeconomic Theory and Finance, focusing on the role of the financial system in amplifying and propagating aggregate shocks. In recent work he studies the concentration of aggregate risk on the balance sheets of financial institutions and the implications for financial regulation. He is also interested in optimal monetary policy and its interaction with the financial system.
Sebastian Di Tella is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he teaches Macroeconomics in the MBA program. His research is in macro theory covering a range of topics, including business cycles, monetary policy, the macroeconomic effects of financial crises, and optimal financial regulation.
This course gives students the background they need to understand the broad movements in the global economy. Key topics include long-run economic growth, technological change, wage inequality, international trade, interest rates, inflation,...
Modern macroeconomics of aggregate fluctuations in advanced economies, concentrating mainly on the U.S. Current research on sovereign debt, fiscal policy and financial flows, with emphasis on current events. Current research on persistent...
This course gives students the background they need to understand the broad movements in the global economy. Key topics include long-run economic growth, technological change, wage inequality, international trade, interest rates, inflation,...
