Ryan Chahrour

Ryan Chahrour is the Ernest S. Liu Professor of Economics and International Studies at Cornell University. His research focuses on the role of people's beliefs in driving macroeconomic phenomena, including boom-bust cycles and the durable role of the US dollar in international exchange. His work also examines the effects of monetary and fiscal policy and the consequences of pricing frictions within and across countries. He currently serves as an Associate Editor at the Journal of Monetary Economics, the Journal of International Economics, and the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. Chahrour completed his Ph.D. at Columbia University in 2012 and joined Cornell in 2022 after serving as an assistant and associate professor at Boston College.

Ryan Chahrour is a macroeconomist whose research focuses on understanding the dynamics of aggregate fluctuations and the role of information in shaping economic outcomes. His work explores how news, media focus, and communication influence macroeconomic variables such as inflation, labor markets, and exchange rates. Chahrour's publications examine topics like sectoral media attention, the durability of the dollar, and the impact of public communication on economic behavior. His research also investigates the interplay between information asymmetry, learning, and business cycles, with a particular emphasis on price dispersion, leverage cycles, and the effects of policy on market dynamics.