Òscar Jordà, an economist and senior policy advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, has been elected as a Fellow of the Econometric Society. This fellowship recognizes his achievements and contributions to economics. According to the announcement, “This distinguished fellowship is a tremendous recognition of Jordà’s extraordinary achievements and honors his contributions to the field.”
Jordà joins a group of 1,254 economists who have been elected as Fellows since 1931. The list includes 86 Nobel Prize winners in Economics. The full roster of current Society Fellows is available on the Econometric Society’s website at https://www.econometricsociety.org/society/organization-and-governance/fellows/current.
The Econometric Society is recognized internationally for its work in advancing economic theory with a focus on statistics and mathematics. More information about its mission can be found at https://www.econometricsociety.org/society/about-society-video and through its LinkedIn page.
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco serves as one of twelve regional banks in the Federal Reserve System and represents the largest district among them, according to its official website (https://www.frbsf.org/). The bank covers nine western states—Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington—as well as American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (https://www.frbsf.org/). Its activities include supporting diverse economies within its district through regional engagement (https://www.frbsf.org/) and promoting monetary policy designed to foster economic stability for all Americans (https://www.frbsf.org/). Mary C. Daly serves as president and chief executive officer (https://www.frbsf.org/).
The San Francisco Fed also advances monetary, financial and payment systems across its region to help strengthen the economy nationally (https://www.frbsf.org/). It oversees financial institutions and enhances economic research while pursuing maximum employment and price stability—the dual mandate of the Federal Reserve.
