Researcher Profiles Joseph Kachovec

Joseph Kachovec

Economic Research Department

Current research interests: monetary policy, macroeconomics, financial markets, financial institutions

Contact: KachovecJ@rba.gov.au

Joseph works on broad topics of macroeconomics and monetary economics. His research focuses on the institutional details of public policy to bring under-developed and policy relevant research questions to the forefront. Joseph holds a PhD in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and has previously held positions at the Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Academic publications

  • Ihrig J, E Klee, C Li, M Wei and J Kachovec (2018) ‘Expectations about the Federal Reserve’s Balance Sheet and the Term Structure of Interest Rates’ International Journal of Central Banking, 14(2), pp 341–390.

Policy Publications

  • Craig B and J Kachovec (2019) ‘Bitcoin’s Decentralized Decision Structure’ Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Economic Commentary, December.