Francisco Buera

Professor of Economics
Associate Chair of Economics
Co-Director of Center for Dynamic Economics (CEDEC)
Sam B. Cook Professor of Economics
PhD, University of Chicago
research interests:
  • Macroeconomics
  • Macroeconomic Development
  • NBER Research Associate: Economics Fluctuations and Growth
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    • Department of Economics
    • MSC 1208‐228‐308
    • Washington University in St. Louis
    • One Brookings Drive
    • St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
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    Francisco (Paco) Buera is a macroeconomist whose best-known work lies at the intersection of finance, economic growth, and development economics. 

    Professor Buera's current research spans many topics, including the role of financial markets in the process of development, the rise of the service economy, and the diffusion of technologies and economic policies across countries. Before joining the economics department at Washington University, he served as a senior economist and research advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Previously, he held positions at UCLA, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Princeton University, MIT, and Northwestern University.

    Buera is an associate editor at the Review of Economic Studies and the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics.

    Committees:

    • Placement Officer for the Doctoral Program
    • Member of the Master Program Management Committee
    • Member of the PhD Committee