Julio L. Ortiz

Julio L. Ortiz

Senior Economist, International Finance Division

Federal Reserve Board

Welcome! I am a senior economist in the International Finance Division of the Federal Reserve Board.

My research interests are in macroeconomics with a focus on monetary policy, firm investment, and expectation formation.

Interests

  • Macroeconomics
  • Monetary policy
  • Firm investment
  • Expectation formation

Education

  • Ph.D. Economics , 2021

    Boston University

  • M.A. Political Economy, 2019

    Boston University

  • B.S. Economics and International Affairs, 2013

    George Washington University

Publications

(2025). Overreaction Through Anchoring. Forthcoming, International Journal of Forecasting.

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(2025). Household Excess Savings and the Transmission of Monetary Policy. International Journal of Central Banking, 21(2), 1-36.

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(2024). Misspecified Expectations Among Professional Forecasters. Forthcoming, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking.

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Policy Papers

Inflation's Shared DNA: Regional and Global Factors in Post-Pandemic Core Inflation

with Daniel O. Beltran

Reviews of Foreign Central Banks' Monetary Policy Frameworks: Approaches, Issues, and Outcomes

with Grey Gordon and Benjamin Silk

An update on Excess Savings in Selected Advanced Economies

with François de Soyres and Dylan Moore

Accumulated Savings During the Pandemic: An International Comparison with Historical Perspective

with François de Soyres and Dylan Moore

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