Lei Pan

Excited to co-edit (with Prof. Felix Chan @cdrfelix ) the 2nd Edition of JRFM’s Special Issue on Monetary Policy in a Globalized World 🌍💸 DSGE monetary policy papers especially welcome! 📅 Submit by 31st-Dec-2026 🔗 mdpi.com/journal/jrfm/s… #DSGE #MonetaryPolicy

Singapore trip A quick getaway to Singapore at the end of last month: stunning skyline, great energy, and iconic views from Marina Bay Sands to the Merlion. The city never fails to impress. 🇸🇬✨ #Singapore #WeekendTrip

FDI and remittances play a big role in Cambodia’s external balance, but how? Our new article published in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking uncovers the mechanisms. #FDI #Remittances #Cambodia #Macroeconomics #InternationalEconomics 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jm…

No filter, no exaggeration, it really is that dreamy in person. Quiet, surreal, and strangely healing. Definitely one of those places that makes you stop, put your phone down for a second, and just stare. So happy to finally check in at this Jay Chou–style pink ocean: Hutt Lagoon

How does exchange rate regime flexibility shape firms’ employment decisions? Our latest article in Journal of International Money and Finance provides the answer. #ExchangeRate #InternationalEconomics #Employment #Macroeconomics sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Geraldton sunsets just hit different. Golden light, soft waves, and a sky that looks almost unreal over the Indian Ocean. One of those moments that makes you stop and just watch. 🌅 #Geraldton #Sunset #WesternAustralia #IndianOcean

US sneezes, Australia catches a cold — but why? Our new Macroeconomic Dynamics paper digs into the mechanics of monetary policy spillovers. @RichardDwumfour #MonetaryPolicy #Macroeconomics #Australia #USEconomy Read it here: 🔗 cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Greenough Leaning Trees Sunset at the iconic Greenough Leaning Trees, where wind, time, and light shape the landscape into something unforgettable. Western Australia at its most raw and beautiful. 🌅🌿 #GreenoughLeaningTrees #WesternAustralia #Sunset #LandscapePhotography

What are the spillover dynamics, hedging effectiveness, and portfolio optimisation across tourism, cryptocurrency, and Fintech markets? The answer is in our IREF publication below. @RichardDwumfour sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #IREF #EconTwitter #Fintech #Tourism #cryptocurrency

🎓 Call for Applications | JIE Summer School 2026 📍 Milan (Bocconi University) | 🗓 July 6–8, 2026 Lectures by Cécile Gaubert, Christoph Trebesch, David Hémous, Federica Romei, Christopher Clayton & Natalia Ramondo. 🗓 Deadline: Jan 25, 2026 👉 sciencedirect.com/journal/journa…

📢 New Book Chapter Out! We explore the critical role of Private Equity in bridging the global infrastructure investment gap—projected at $15 trillion. How does PE balance profit motives with long-term public needs in energy, transport, and telecom? doi.org/10.4324/978103…

How does the fear of terrorism hurt economies long after an attack? The answer is in our latest article below. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

🎓 Funded PhD Opportunity @CurtinUni I’m recruiting a PhD student for a scholarship-funded project on Income Inequality and Public Health🌍📊 💻 Ideal for candidates skilled in MATLAB/Stata 📬 Open to domestic & international applicants 📅 Apply now! #EconPhD #CurtinUniversity

New at JIE: "Monetary policy and exchange rate dynamics in a behavioral open economy model", by Marcin Kolasa, Sahil Ravgotra (@sahil_ravgotra), Pawel Zabczyk doi.org/10.1016/j.jint…

Do people use procedures in making portfolio-choice decisions and which rules do they employ? In the September issue, by Yoram Halevy and Guy Mayraz zurl.co/nthT

“You dream of having a good career but this is over and on top of that. It’s a great surprise and honour.” Daron Acemoglu (@DAcemogluMIT) reacting to the news of his prize in economic sciences today. Congratulations to our new laureate! #NobelPrize

Are you interested in learning about macroeconomic models with financial frictions? I make the full course material for my PhD class on this topic available here: econweb.umd.edu/~drechsel/teac… Happy semester start from @UofMaryland

Are house prices of OECD countries converging? The answer is in our latest article below. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sj…

The first of two papers on inflation. This one on US inflation. The second, to come out soon, on inflation in 11 countries, based on the work of national central bank teams. Meta conclusions very similar in the second paper. shorturl.at/txHM3

Drawing Bluey and Bingo for my son.