Christina Patterson
Associate Professor of Economics and Robert King Steel Faculty Fellow
Inflation Feels Doubly Bad for Workers
The real impact is magnified by ‘conflict costs.’
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Biography
Christina Patterson studies macroeconomics and labor economics, with a focus on how inequality across workers and firms can affect the economy’s response to shocks. Her research has appeared in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, AEJ: Macroeconomics, and European Economic Review.
Additionally, she serves as a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Prior to joining Booth, Patterson was a post-doctoral fellow at Northwestern University.
Patterson earned a PhD in economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and holds a BA in mathematics and economics from Columbia University. Prior to entering academia, Patterson spent time as a research associate at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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Is Productivity About to Skyrocket?
The answer has big implications for the US economy and American workers.
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The Equation: Are Supply Chains Holding Back Productivity Growth?
If some suppliers are innovating at a much faster pace than others, it can hinder an industry’s growth.
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