William D. Lastrapes
Terry College of Business
- Professor of Economics
Education
| Degree | Field of Study | Institution | Graduation Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Economics | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
1986 |
| BS | Finance | Louisiana State University |
1980 |
Research Interests
- Monetary Economics
- Time Series Econometrics
- Macroeconomics
Areas of Expertise
- Monetary Economics
- Time Series Econometrics
- Macroeconomics
Prior Professional Positions
| Organization / Department | Title | Years of Service |
|---|---|---|
|
LSU Economics |
Assistant Professor | 1986 to 1990 |
Awards
| Award Name | Awarded By | Year Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Kamerschen-Hampton Outstanding Research Award | Terry College Department of Economics |
2010 |
| Kamerschen-Hampton Outstanding Research Award | Terry College Department of Economics |
2000 |
| Swift Undergraduate Teaching Award | Terry College Department of Economics |
1995 |
Editorial Appointments
| Position | Name of Journal | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Editor |
Journal of Macroeconomics
|
2000 - |
| Associate Editor |
Journal of Economics and Business
|
2000 - |
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
- . 2012. Home Equity Lending and Retail Spending: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Texas. American Economic Journal -- Macroeconomics, 4(4).
- . December 2006. Inflation and the Distribution of Relative Prices: The Role of Productivity and Money Supply Shocks. Journal Of Money, Credit And Banking, (38): 2159-98.
- . Oct. 2004. Cross-Country Variation in the Liquidity Effect: The Role of Finanical Markets. The Economic Journal, (114): 890-915.
- . Nov. 1998. The Dynamic Effects of Money: Combining Short-run and Long-run Identifying Restrictions Using Bayesian Techniques. Review Of Economics And Statistics, (80): 588-00.
- . December 1997. The Check Tax: Fiscal Folly and the Great Monetary Contraction. Journal Of Economic History, (57): 859-78.
- . 1993. Forecasting Stock Return Variance: Toward an Understanding of Stochastic Implied Volatilities. Review Of Financial Studies, (6): 293-326.
- . 1992. Sources of Fluctuations in Real and Nominal Exchange Rates. Review Of Economics And Statistics, (74): 530-39.
- . April 1990. Persistence-in-Variance, Structural Change and the GARCH Model. Journal Of Business And Economic Statistics, (8): 225-34.
- . March 1990. Heteroskedasticity in Stock Return Data: Volume Versus GARCH Effects. Journal Of Finance, (45): 221-29.
- . February 1989. Exchange Rate Volatility and U.S. Monetary Policy: An ARCH Application. Journal Of Money, Credit And Banking, (21): 66-77.
