Joshua Wojnilower

Curriculum Vitae

Contact Information
4931 Sunnyfield Ct Email: jwojnilower@gmail.com
Potomac, MD 20854 Website: www.joshuawojnilower.com
Phone: 513-377-1447

Research Interests
Dissertation: “The Supply of Credit and U.S. Economic Activity: Empirical Evidence for New
Monetary Transmission Mechanisms”
Primary: Monetary Economics, Financial Institutions
Secondary: Macroeconomics, Economic History

Education
Ph.D. Economics George Mason University 2012 - 2017
Master of Economics George Mason University 2012 - 2014
Master of Public Administration George Washington University 2009 - 2012
B.S. Business Administration Washington University in St. Louis 2003 - 2007

Professional Background
Economist, Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the International 2019 – present
Monetary Fund (IMF)
Research Assistant, Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the 2016 – 2019
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Superforecaster, Good Judgment Inc. 2015 – present
Superforecaster, Good Judgment Project 2011 – 2015
Operations Control Analyst, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority 2011 – 2012
(FINRA)
Market Operations Analyst, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority 2009 – 2011
(FINRA)
Options Trader, International Marketmakers Combination (IMC) Chicago 2007 – 2008
Analyst, Smith Barney 2006 (Summer)
Analyst, Craig Drill Capital 2005 (Summer)
Trader, ETC Trading 2004 (Summer)

Journal Articles
Mueller, Paul D., and Joshua Wojnilower (2016). “The Federal Reserve’s Floor System:
Immediate Gain for Remote Pain?” Journal of Private Enterprise, 31(2): 15-40.
Wojnilower, Joshua (2018). “On Credit and Output: Is the Supply of Credit Relevant?” The
North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 45: 38-56.

Working Papers
Mueller, Paul D., and Joshua Wojnilower (2016). “The Endogenous Money Hypothesis –
Empirical Evidence from the United States (1959-2008).”
Wojnilower, Joshua (2017). “The Effect of Credit Supply Shocks on Economic Activity – The
Interwar Period.”
Wojnilower, Joshua (2017). “The Effect of Credit Supply Shocks on Economic Activity – A
Threshold Vector Autoregression Approach.”

Academic Book Reviews

Wojnilower, Joshua (2014). “Hasan Cömert, Central Banks and Financial Markets: The
Declining Power of US Monetary Policy.” Review of Keynesian Economics, 2(3): 403-405.

Other Publications
Stratmann, Thomas, and Joshua Wojnilower (2015). “Presidents' Politicized Funding Priorities.”
Real Clear Policy (Online), February 19, 2015.
Stratmann, Thomas, and Joshua Wojnilower (2015). “Presidential Particularism: Distributing
Funds between Alternative Objectives and Strategies.” Mercatus Center Working Paper.
Wojnilower, Joshua (2017). “External Perspectives of the IMF and Social Protection.” IEO
Background Document, No. BD/17-01/02.

Teaching
Money and Banking (Econ 310), George Mason University Summer 2014

Academic Employment and Experience

Editorial Assistant to Dr. Thomas Stratmann, European Journal of Political 2013 – 2015
Economy (EJPE)
Research Assistant to Dr. Thomas Stratmann, Mercatus Center 2013 – 2015
Research Assistant for Department of Health Administration and Policy, 2013
George Mason University

Grants, Honors, and Awards

Mercatus Center Ph.D. Fellowship 2013 – 2015
Thomas W. Smith Fellowship, Institute for Humane Studies 2013 – 2015
Alumni and Faculty Endowment Scholarship Award, George Washington 2011 – 2012
University
Pi Alpha Alpha (Global Honor Society for Public Affairs & 2012 – present
Administration), George Washington University
 Gamma Sigma Alpha (National Greek Academic Honors Society), 2007 – present
Washington University in St. Louis

Professional Memberships
American Economic Association

Referee / Reviewer
Independent Review

Data Programs
Proficient with Stata, EViews, Excel, Bloomberg and IMF databases.