Karen K. Lewis Faculty Profile

Karen K. Lewis
Joseph and Ida Sondheimer Professor in International Economics and Finance
Co-Director, Weiss Center for International Financial Research

PhD, University of Chicago, 1985; MA, University of Chicago, 1982; BA, University of Oklahoma, 1979

Research Areas
International financial markets; monetary economics

Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1991-present(co-director, Weiss Center for International Financial Research, 2007-present; named Joseph and Ida Sondheimer Professor of International Economics and Finance, 1999). Previous appointment: New York University

Other Positions
National Bureau of Economic Research 1989-90; International Finance Division, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 1987, 1991, 1995; First National Bank of Chicago, 1981-82.

Professional Leadership 2003-2007
Associate Editor: Journal of International Economics;Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking; American Economic Review; International Journal of Finance and Economics

Representative Publications
"What Can Explain the Apparent Lack of International Consumption Risk-Sharing?" Journal of Political Economy (April 1996).

"Occasional Interventions to Target Rates." American Economic Review (September 1995).

"Do Long-Term Swings in the Dollar Affect Estimates of the Risk Premium?" Review of Financial Studies (September 1995).