Angelo Melino, professor in the Department of Economics, will help bring perspective to monetary policy during the one-year term with The Bank of Canada.
The BOC created the position in 1998 to bring additional perspectives as well as give university and private sector professionals in economics and finance first-hand knowledge of the institution, which is responsible for Canada's monetary policy, bank notes, financial system and funds management
Melino will conduct research and analysis full-time from this September until next April in areas related to the bank’s monetary policy and financial system functions, including studying the potential welfare gains from price level targeting.
Melino holds a PhD from Harvard University and a BA from the U of T. He has published several papers and co-authored an undergraduate text on macroeconomics. He was co-editor of the Canadian Journal of Economics for several years until 2007 and has been a member of the board of directors of the National Bureau of Economic Research since September 2000.
jstewart@mississauga.net
