Contact Information
202-452-2903
skander.j.vandenheuvel@frb.gov

Fields of Interest
Macroeconomics
Banking and Financial Institutions
Asset Pricing

Education
Ph.D., Economics, Yale University, 2001
M.Phil., Economics, Yale University, 1997
B.A., Economics, University of Groningen, 1994

Professional Experience
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2008-present
Assistant Professor of Finance, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2001-2008

Selected Publications

• ''The Welfare Cost of Bank Capital Requirements,'' Journal of Monetary Economics, vol. 55 (March 2008), pp. 298-320.
• ''Does Bank Capital Matter for Monetary Transmission? ,'' Federal Reserve Bank of New York Economic Policy Review, vol. 8 (May 2002), pp. 259-265.
• Temporal Risk Aversion and Asset Prices, Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2008-37. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2008.