Gerald P. Dwyer, Director of the Center for Financial Innovation and Stability at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, will present “The Financial Crisis and the Road Ahead” on Wednesday, March 17th at 1:00 p.m. in the Beatty Center’s Wachovia Auditorium at the School of Business. This event is free and all are invited to attend.
As director of the Center for Financial Innovation and Stability at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Dwyer leads the Bank’s efforts on those issues. Prior to this position, he was a Vice President in charge of the Finance group in the Research Department. He has been a Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, St. Louis and Minneapolis as well as an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Currently an adjunct professor at the University of Carlos III in Madrid, he has been a faculty member at Texas A&M University, Emory University, the University of Houston and Clemson University.
Dwyer’s research focuses on financial markets and banking, especially financial turmoil and the implications for economic growth. Dwyer’s research has appeared in leading economics and finance journals. His research also has appeared in the Reviews published by the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and St. Louis as well as in books and conference volumes. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Financial Stability and Economic Inquiry. He is on the Board of the Association of Private Enterprise Education and a past President of that organization. He was a founding member of the Board of the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics and served as President and Treasurer.
