Eric Sims
Department of Economics
Professor and Michael P. Grace II Collegiate Chair
- Macroeconomics
- Federal Reserve
- monetary and fiscal policies
- business cycles
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What is the Federal Reserve? A guide to the world’s most powerful central bank
March 21, 2024
“If you want to get a loan, the interest rate you pay on the loan is influenced by what the Fed is up to,” says Eric Sims, economics professor at the University of Notre Dame.
Yahoo
Low unemployment or low inflation? The Fed’s dual mandate, explained, and why officials could soon face an impossible choice
February 01, 2023
“The Fed wants the unemployment rate to be consistent with what the economy’s potential is, and that’s not zero,” says Eric Sims, economics professor at the University of Notre Dame.
ABC News
What interest rate hikes mean for you and the economy
June 16, 2022
“At this point, a hard landing is unavoidable,” Eric Sims, a professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame, told ABC News. “There will be some short-term pain.”