Karen K. Lewis
Regular biography
Karen K. Lewis is a Professor in International Economics and Finance and Professor of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. Her research focuses on asset pricing, international finance, macrofinance, and investments. She holds affiliations with the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Lewis teaches courses on global valuation and risk analysis, international finance, and independent study in finance. Her work has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of International Economics and the Review of Financial Studies.
Scholar-generated biography
Karen K. Lewis is a Professor of Finance and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in international finance and economics. Her research explores puzzles in international financial markets, focusing on topics such as international consumption risk sharing, foreign exchange intervention, and global asset pricing. She investigates how factors like inflation expectations, monetary policy, and learning affect exchange rate behavior and asset returns. Her work also examines the role of sovereign debt holdings and the persistence of the 'peso problem' in financial markets. Lewis's research contributes to understanding the dynamics of international equity markets and the implications of policy uncertainty on financial outcomes.