Caterina Mendicino
Research
- Division
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Monetary Policy Research
- Current Position
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Lead Economist
- Fields of interest
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Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics, Financial Economics
Biography
- Other current responsibilities
- 2018-2021
Coordinator, ECB Research Task Force on Monetary Policy, Macroprudential Policy and Financial Stability
- 2017-2018
Coordinator, DG-Research Strategic Priority on the New Macroprudential Framework
- 2015-2017
Coordinator development of the financial block of the ECB-MC multi country model
- 2015-2017
Work-stream Coordinator, ECB Task Force on Operazionalizing Macroprudential Research (OMRTF)
- 2014-2016
Work-stream Coordinator, ESCB/WGEM-Low Inflation Task Force
- 2015
ECB representative, Basel Committee’s Policy Development Group, Research Task Force on the Integration of Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Instruments
- 2011-2014
Member, ESCB Research Network on Macroprudential Policy (MaRS)
- 2008-2011
Member, ESCB Working Group on Econometric Modelling
- Education
- 2000-2006
PhD Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
- 2003-2004
Marie-Curie PhD Fellowship Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
- 1999-2000
MA Economics, Coripe-University of Turin, Italy
- 1994-1999
BA Economics, University Rome III, Italy
- 1986-1994
BA Classical Music, Conservatory of Classical Music “N. Piccinni” Bari, Italy
- Professional experience
- 2020-
Lead/Senior Lead Economist, Monetary Policy Research Division, Directorate General Research, European Central Bank
- 2015-2019
Principal Economist, Monetary Policy Research Division, Directorate General Research, European Central Bank
- 2013-2015
Economist (ESCB-IO), Financial Research Division, Directorate General Research, European Central Bank
- 2008-2013
Research Economist, Monetary Policy Division, Economics and Research Department, Bank of Portugal
- 2006-2008
Economist, Monetary and Financial Analysis Department, Bank of Canada
- 2003-2006
Research Fellow (Assegno di Ricerca), Economic Policy Research Group, University Rome III, Italy
- 2005
Summer Graduate Research Programme, Monetary Policy Research Division, Directorate General Research, European Central Bank
- Awards
- 2021
[*] Best paper award of the MARC Conference
- 2014
[*] Research Fellowship, UECE-ISEG, Portugal (2014 - )
- 2010
[*] Research Fellowship, UNICEE, Catholic University, Portugal (2010- 2012)
- 2006
[*] Research Fellowship, Ente Luigi Einaudi, Italy; Research Grant, Louis Fraenckels stipendiefond, Sweden
- 2004
[*] Marie-Curie PhD Fellowship of the European Union (HPMT-CT-2001-00327); [*] Research Grant Project: "Credit Frictions and Business Cycle", Bankforskningstitutet, Sweden (2004-2006)
- 2003
[*]Marie-Curie Early Stage Training program of the European Union (HPMT-CT-2000-00116).
- 2002
[*] Research Grant, Project "Financial Liberalization, Financial Fragility and Economic Growth" (J02/37), J. Wallander's Foundation Handelsbanken, Sweden (2002-2003)
- 2001
[*] Scholarship, Liungbergs Foundation, Stockholm University, Sweden (2001-2002); [*] Research Grant, Kocks Linberg Foundation, Sweden (2001, 2002); [*] Research Grant, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stiftelsen Söderströms CC Foundation, Sweden; [*]"Fausto Vicarelli" Undergraduate Thesis Award, Ente Luigi Einaudi, Italy;
- 2000
[*]Scholarship, Widar Bagges Foundation, Stockholm University, Sweden (2000-2001)
- 1999
[*] Scholarship, CORIPE, Italy (1999-2000); *] Best Graduates Award, University of Rome III, Italy
- 1994
[*]Scholarship, University of Rome III, Italy (1994-1997)
- Teaching experience
- 2010-2011
Applied Macroeconomics (M.Sc) , Lecturer, Department of Economics, Catholic University, Portugal
- 2003-2005
Economic Policy (BA), Lecturer, Department of Economics, University Rome III, Italy
- 2003
Microeconomics I (PhD), Teaching Assistant, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
- 2002
Macroeconomics II (PhD), Teaching Assistant, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
- 19 February 2021
- 8 February 2021
- 27 January 2021
- 25 May 2020
- 24 May 2019
- 13 July 2018
- 15 June 2018
- 11 October 2017
- 30 June 2017
- 9 July 2015
- 2 April 2015
- 2 April 2015
- 25 February 2013
- 30 March 2007
- 2021
- Journal of Monetary EconomicsPolicy Uncertainty, Lender of Last Resort and the Real Economy
- 2021
- Journal of Money Credit and BankingExpectation-Driven Cycles and the Changing Dynamics of Unemployment
- 2020
- Journal of Monetary EconomicsBank Capital in the Short and in the Long Run
- 2019
- Journal of MacroeconomicsInflation Dynamics and Adaptive Expectations in an Estimated DSGE Model
- 2018
- Journal of Monetary EconomicsOptimal Inflation with Corporate Taxation and Financial Constraints
- 2018
- Economic ModellingRisk Shocks in a Small Open Economy: Business Cycle Dynamics in Canada
- 2018
- Journal of Money Credit and BankingOptimal Dynamic Capital Requirements
- 2017
- Journal of Economic Dynamics and ControlMonetary Policy Shocks: We Got News!
- 2017
- Economic ModellingExpectations-Driven Cycles in the Housing Market
- 2016
- Canadian Journal of EconomicsHousing Collateral, Residential Investment and the Canadian Business Cycle
- 2016
- Economics LettersFinancial Shocks, Comovement and Credit Frictions
- 2015
- International Journal of Central BankingAssessing Capital Requirements in a Macroeconomic Model with Three Layers of Defaults
- 2014
- Journal of Banking and Finance.House Prices, Capital Inflows and Macroprudential Policy
- 2014
- Applied Economics LettersFinancial and Economic Downturns in OECD Countries
- 2014
- Economics LettersHeterogeneous Firms and the Impact of Government Policy on Welfare and Informality
- 2013
- Journal Economic Dynamics and ControlLeaning Against Boom-Bust Cycles in Credit and Housing Prices: Monetary and Macroprudential Policy
- 2013
- Journal of Financial StabilityExpectation-Driven Cycles in the Housing Market: Evidence from Survey
- 2013
- Economic ModellingPrice-Level Targeting Rules and Financial Shocks: the Case of Canada
- 2013
- International Journal of Central BankingHouse Prices, Credit Growth, and Excess Volatility: Implications for Monetary and Macroprudential Policy
- 2012
- Economics LettersOn the Amplification Role of Collateral Constraints
- 2017
- Achieving Financial Stability Challenges to Prudential Regulation, World Schientific Publishing Co.Capital Regulation: Lessons from a Macroeconomic Model
- 2016
- Macroprudential Bulletin, European Central Bank, vol. 1Capital requirements in a model for the SSM area with three layers of default
- 2014
- Research Bulletin, European Central Bank, vol. 21, pages 12-15House prices and expectations
- 2014
- Financial Stability Review, Banque de FranceMacroprudential capital tools: assessing their rationale and effectiveness
- 2014
- Economic Bulletin Article, Bank of PortugalThe 3D Model: a Framework to Assess Capital Regulation
- 2013
- Economic Bulletin Article, Bank of PortugalConfidence and economic activity: the case of Portugal
- 2011
- Macroprudential Regulation and Policy, Bank for International Settlements, ISBN: 1609-0381.Boom-Bust Cycles and Stabilization Policy
- 2011
- Economic Bulletin Article, Bank of Portugal"Stabilization Policy and Boom-Bust Cycles - Monetary and Macro-Prudential Rules
- 2010
- Moneda y Crédito, vol. 230, 2010. ISSN:0026-959X.Housing Market and Macroeconomic Boom-Bust Cycles
- 2009
- Economic Bulletin Article, Bank of PortugalMonetary Policy Expectations and Boom-Bust Cycles in the Housing Market
- 2006
- The Economics Institute for Research EFI, ISBN: 91-7258-705-9.Financial Market Imperfections, Business Cycle Fluctuations and Economic Growth
- 2004
- SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance 567, Stockholm School of EconomicsFinancial Liberalization, Bank Crises and Growth: Assessing the links