Aaron Jackson

Aaron grew up in Eugene, Oregon, earning his bachelor of science degree with a double major in economics and mathematics from the University of Oregon. Not wanting to give up Fall Saturdays in Autzen Stadium (home of the Oregon Ducks football team), he continued on to graduate school at the University of Oregon, earning his Ph.D. in Economics in 2002. After receiving his Ph.D., he accepted a position in the Economics Department at Bentley University in Waltham, MA. He was promoted in 2009 to Associate Professor of Economics, and in 2014 promoted to Professor. He served as the Director of the Honors Program from 2012 to 2018 and as Associate Director of the Honors Program for a year prior to that. He led the Department of Economics as chair for a year and a half prior to his current position as Associate Dean.

His general interests in both teaching and research revolve around macroeconomics, with a special emphasis on the role of monetary policy. His current research explores the institutional structure of the Federal Reserve, communications strategy, and credibility. Conducive with his interest in monetary policy, Aaron has co-advised Bentley's highly successful Fed Challenge team alongside Dave Gulley, and is currently the Chair of the committee organizing the competition at the Boston Federal Reserve. Aaron teaches intermediate macroeconomic theory and monetary economics courses regularly. He was the primary advisor of one Ph.D. student at Bentley, and has served on the committee of another recently. He has won three Innovation in Teaching awards, as well as the Adamian Award for Teaching Excellence.

His published research includes journal articles in Economic Inquiry, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Applied Economics, and the Journal of Macroeconomics, and is the founding editor of Fusio: The Bentley Undergraduate Research Journal. In addition to his published research, he has authored the study guide to accompany Frederic Mishkin's "Macroeconomics: Policy and Practice" textbook, and the study guide for Mishkin's widely used "The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets"

Education

• University of Oregon - Master of Science (M.S.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Economics 1997 - 2002
• University of Oregon - Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics, Mathematics 1993 - 1997

Teaching Interests

Macroeconomic Theory and Policy; Monetary Theory and Policy

Research Interests

Macroeconomic Theory; Monetary Theory and Policy; Central Bank Communication and Structure Inflation Determination; Information Aggregation; Prediction Market Uses for Policy

Consulting/Practice Interests

Monetary Policy and Central Banking

Awards and Honors

• 2018, Aaron L. Jackson Honors Faculty of the Year Award, Bentley Honors Program
• 2018, Gregory H. Adamian Award for Excellence in Teaching, Bentley University
• 2015, Innovation In Teaching Award, Bentley University, Fall 2015, Bentley University
• 2015, Corporate Sponsorship - Boston Fed Challenge Competition, Pearson Higher Education
• 2014, Corporate Sponsorship - Bentley Fed Challenge Team, P/E Investments, Boston MA
• 2014, Corporate Sponsorship - Boston Fed Challenge Competition, Pearson Publishing
• 2012, Corporate Sponsorship, Fed Challenge Team, P/E Investments, Boston MA
• 2010, Won Innovation in Teaching Award, Bentley University, Fall 2010. Award from "Fed Challenge class"., Bentley University
• 2009, Won Innovation in Teaching Award, Fall 2009. Award from "Team Based Learning Format"., Bentley University
• 2007, Faculty Publication award 2006, presented September 2007.
• 2006, Faculty Publication Award 2005, received June 2006.

Publications

Journal Articles

• Jackson, A. L. (2016). Editor's Introduction. Fusio: The Bentley Undergraduate Research Journal, (1) 1
• Gulley, O. D., Jackson, A. L. (2016). A Case Study on Using Instructor-Recorded videos in an Upper Level Economics Course. International Review of Economics Education/Elsvier, (23) 28-33.
• Gulley, O. D., Jackson, A. L. (2015). Teaching a Class Dedicated to the College Fed Challenge Competition. Eastern Economic Journal.
• Quinn, M. A., Jackson, A. L., Ortmeyer, D. L. (2013). Are Immigrants Really Attracted to the Welfare State? Evidence from OECD Countries. International Economics and Economic Policy, (10) 4
• McHugh, P., Jackson, A. L. (2012). Prediction Market Accuracy: The Impact of Size, Incentives, Context and Interpretation. The Journal of Prediction Markets, (6) 2 22-46.
• Jackson, A. L., Quinn, M. A., Ortmeyer, D. L. (2010). The Ties that Bind: Colonies, Culture, and Education among Immigrants. International Journal of Applied Economics, (7) 2 28-45.
• Jackson, A. L. (2010). Policy Futures Markets with Multiple Goals. Journal of Macroeconomics, (32) 1 45-54.
• Jackson, A. L., Miles, W. (2009). Quantitative Goals for Monetary Policy: A Quantile Regression Approach. Applied Economics, (41) 16 2065 - 71.
• Jackson, A. L., Miles, W. (2008). Fixed Exchange Rates and Disinflation in Emerging Markets: How Large is the Effect?. Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv [Review of World Economics], (144) 3 538-557.
• Sumner, S. B., Jackson, A. L. (2006). Velocity Futures Markets: Does the Fed Need A Structural Model?. Economic Inquiry, (44) 4 716-728.
• Jackson, A. L. (2005). Disinflationary Boom Reversion. Macroeconomic Dynamics, (9) 4 489 - 515.
• Jackson, A. L., Sumner, S. B. (). Using Prediction Markets to Guide Global Warming Policy. Journal of Policy Modeling.