Joseph B. Steinberg: Curriculum Vitae - Department of Economics

Joseph B. Steinberg
Contact Information
University of Toronto
Department of Economics
150 St. George Street
Toronto, ON M5S 3G7
Canada
Phone: (415) 328-6482
Office: Max Gluskin House #226
Email: joseph.steinberg@utoronto.ca
URL: http://www.economics.utoronto.ca/steinberg
Education
2013 Ph.D. Economics, University of Minnesota (supervisors: Timothy J. Kehoe, Fabrizio Perri)
2006 B.A. Economics, Pomona College, magna cum laude
Employment
Academic
Fall 2013–Present Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Toronto
2010–2013 Research Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
2009–2011 Graduate Instructor, Department of Economics, University of Minnesota
Other
2007–2008 Associate, CRA International, Pasadena, California
2006–2007 Analyst, CRA International, Pasadena, California
Teaching
University of Toronto
2013–2014 Macroeconomic Theory and Policy (ECO202Y), International Macroeconomics (ECO2303H)
University of Minnesota
2011–2012 Principles of Microeconomics (Econ 1101)
2009–2010 T.A. for Ph.D. Microeconomics sequence (Econ 8101–8104)
Research
Working Papers
“Global Imbalances and Structural Change in the United States,” NBER Working Paper #19339, with
Timothy J. Kehoe and Kim J. Ruhl (submitted).
“Information, Contract Enforcement, and Misallocation” (Job market paper).
”Real Exchange Rate Undervaluation, Financial Development and Economic Growth.”

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Other Publications
“What Will Happen When Foreigners Stop Lending to the United States?” Economic Policy Paper 13-4,
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, August 2013, with Tomothy J. Kehoe and Kim J. Ruhl.
“Inequality and Redistribution During the Great Recession,” Economic Policy Paper 12-1, Federal
Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, February 2012, with Fabrizio Perri.
Honors, Awards, & Fellowships
2013 Excellence in Refereeing Award, American Economic Review
2012–2013 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota
2012 Best paper prize, XVII Workshop of Dynamic Macroeconomics, Vigo, Spain
2012 First place, Third-year Paper Competition, University of Minnesota, Department
of Economics
2011 Graduate Research Partnership Program Fellowship, University of Minnesota
2009,2010 Distinguished T.A. Award, Department of Economics, University of Minnesota
2008–2009 Dr. Robert and Mary Litterman Fellowship, University of Minnesota
2006 Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma of California
2006 Morris B Pendleton Prize in Economics, Pomona College (awarded to best graduating
senior majoring in economics)
2005 Brystine Prize in Economics, Pomona College (awarded for best economics paper
by a junior)
Professional Activities
Referee for American Economic Review, Journal of International Economics, Quantitative Economics, B.E.
Journal of Macroeconomics
Seminars and Conference Presentations
2013 Society of Economic Dynamics Annual Meeting, Seoul, South Korea; Queen’s
University, Kingston, ON; Midwest Macroeconomic Meeting, Minneapolis, MN;
University of Western Ontario, London, ON (planned), York University, Toronto,
ON (planned); 2nd Annual Workshop on International Economics, Atlanta, GA
(planned)
2012 Midwest Macroeconomic Meeting, South Bend, Indiana; XVII Workshop in Dynamic
Macroeconomics, Vigo, Spain; ITAM Summer Camp in Macroeconomics,
Mexico City, Mexico
Last updated: November 13, 2013