Professor
2007 Dedman Family Distinguished Professor
Economics
Contact
| Office: | Umphrey Lee 301L |
| Phone: | 214-768-2693 |
| Email: | nbalke@smu.edu |
| Professional website: | http://faculty.smu.edu/nbalke/BalkeWebpageindex.htm |
Educational Background
Ph.D. Northwestern University
About
Dr. Nathan Balke's research areas are in macroeconomics and applied time series analysis. Much of his current research examines linkage between financial markets, credit frictions and macroeconomic activity. He is also interested in the determinants of oil price movements and their effect on economic activity.
Dr. Balke was Department Chairman from 2000-2006 and 2010-2013 and has been a Research Associate at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas since 1994.
Research
Macroeconomics, Time Series Analysis
Teaching
Macroeconomics (undergraduate and PhD)