SATEN KUMAR
Professor of Economics
Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Auckland University of Technology
New Zealand
Private Bag 92006
Auckland 1142
New Zealand
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext: 5817
Email: skumar@aut.ac.nz
MEDIA COVERAGE:
Media links to Saten Kumar's research:
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Bloomberg, New York, U.S.
"Averting Inflation Crisis Turns on Something Fed Doesn't Control" 1 July, 2021
"Central banks could do better if the public understood them" 19 June 2018
"This New Study Questions a Key Assumption Central Bankers Make About Themselves" 10 September, 2015
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The Economist, New York, U.S.
“Just How Anchored Are America’s Inflation Expectations?, 27 March, 2021
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Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
"Sentiment and the Real Economy" Speech made by Tom Barkin, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, 15 May, 2019
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Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt, Germany
“What the future holds – Benefits and limitations of forward guidance” Remarks by President Jens Weidmann of Deutsche Bundesbank at the European Banking Congress, 22 November, 2019
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Project Syndicate, Prague, Czech Republic (also see World PRO News & Ejinsight)
"Central Banks Should Forget About 2% Inflation" 25 July, 2019
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Bank of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
"Japan's Economy and Monetary Policy" 5 December, 2018
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The Wall Street Journal, New York, U.S.
"The Public's Indifference Is Complicating Central Banks Efforts to Control Inflation Expectations" 12 July, 2018
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Central Banking, New York, U.S.
"Communication Strategies Too Weak to Pierce Veil of Inattention" 11 July, 2018
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Exchange Traded Funds, New York, U.S.
"U.S. Inflation: the Expectations Game" 28 March, 2016
South African Insurance Times and Investment News, Cape Town, South Africa
"Aligning Monetary and Fiscal Policy" 20 January, 2016
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington D.C., U.S.
"Inflation Dynamics and Monetary Policy" Speech made by Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Janet Yellen, 24 September, 2015
European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany
"Challenges for Macroeconomic Policy in a Low Inflation Environment" Remarks by Vitor Constancio, Vice-President of the European Central Bank at the ECB Conference, 5 November 2015
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Cleveland, U.S.
“Monetary Theory and Monetary Policy” Remarks by Loretta Mester, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland at the Fed Cleveland Conference, 12 May 2016
World Economic Forum, Cologny, Switzerland
"How Much Do People Really Know About Inflation" 14 September, 2015
“How Accurate are Companies Inflation Expectation” 15 October 2016
Vox CEPR, London, U.K.
"Inflation Targeting and Expectations" 13 October, 2015
Live Mint, Delhi, India
"Has RBI Decided to Ignore Household Inflation Expectations" 5 October, 2015
The Financial Times, London, U.K.
"Free Lunch: Central Bank Make Bad Jedis" 11 September, 2015
"Era of Low Interest Rates Fail to Generate Expected Growth” 10 September, 2015
"Inflation Targeting Does Not Anchor Inflation Expectations: Evidence from Firms in New Zealand" 10 September, 2015
“Inflation Targeting Central Banks: There’s Bad News” 10 September
"I’m not in this world to live up to your [inflation] expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine" 14 September, 2015
The Washington Post, Washington D.C., U.S.
"People like puppies, and it’s a big problem for the economy" 10 September, 2015
New Zealand Herald, Auckland, NZ
"How Ignorance Undermines the Reserve Bank" 12 September, 2015
"Inflation is a Mystery to Many," 22 September, 2015
CFO, New York, U.S.
“Study Questions Success of Inflation Targeting” 11 September, 2015
The Week, New York, U.S.
"Americans know nothing about money because they're too busy Googling puppies" 11 September, 2015
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ValueWalk, New Jersey, U.S.
"The U.S. Inflation Expectations Game" 24 March, 2016
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Washington Center for Equitable Growth, Washington D.C., U.S.
"Fall 2015 Brookings Panel on Economic Activity Weblogging: Inflation Expectations in New Zealand" 10 September, 2015
Brookings Institution, Washington D.C., U.S.
"Hutchins Roundup: Inflation Expectations, US Economic Growth and Higher Education, and More" 12 July, 2018
"Inflation Targeting Does Not Anchor Inflation Expectations: Evidence from Firms in New Zealand" 10 September, 2015
The National Business Review, Auckland, NZ
“Low Interest Rate for Longer” 23 October 2015, Print Edition
“New Zealand Low Inflation Rate a Result of a Mismatch of Beliefs” 7 May 2015, Pg 3
“Don’t Just Show Me The Money!- Employees” 30 January 2015, Pg11
"What Should The Reserve Bank Do About Instability From the Sharp Increase in the Value of the USD" 10 December 2014, Pg 13
"AUT Lecturer Says OCR Should be Held or Reduced ” 9 December 2014, Pg 13
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