Bio
Laura Jackson Young graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in December 2014 with a PhD in Economics. She is now an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Bentley University. Her research and teaching interests focus on applied macroeconomics and monetary policy.
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Professional Memberships
Society for Computational Economics 2017 - PresentThe Econometric Society 2017 - PresentComputational and Financial Econometrics Network 2016 - PresentAmerican Economic Association 2015 - PresentSociety for Economic Measurement 2015 - PresentSociety for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics 2013 - PresentAwards and Honors
2014, James B. Ramsey Prize for Top Paper in Econometrics Presented by a Graduate Student, Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics2013, CSWEP Fellowship Program, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston2013, Georges Lurcy Fellowship, University of North Carolina2012, Vijay Bhagavan Award for the Outstanding Economics 101 Teaching Assistant, University of North Carolina2010, Induction into Beta Gamma Sigma, International Business Honor Society2010, Induction into Omicron Delta Epsilon, Economics Honor SocietyPublications
Journal Articles
Jackson, L. E., Guisinger, A., Owyang, M. T. (2023). Age and Gender Differentials in Unemployment and Hysteresis. Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics. (Link)Jackson, L. E., Kliesen, K. L., Owyang, M. T. (2023). FRED-SD: A Real-Time Database for State-Level Data with Forecasting Applications. International Journal of Forecasting, (39) 1 279-297. (Link)Jackson, L. E., Dueker, M., Owyang, M. T., Sola, M. (2022). A Time-Varying Threshold STAR Model with Applications. Oxford Open Economics, (2) odac012 (Link)Jackson, L. E., Coroneo, L., Owyang, M. T. (2020). International Stock Comovement with Endogenous Clusters. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. (Link)Jackson, L. E., Kliesen, K. L., Owyang, M. T. (2020). The Nonlinear Effects of Uncertainty Shocks. Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics, (24) 4 (Link)Francis, N. R., Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T. (2020). How Has Empirical Monetary Policy Analysis Changed After the Financial Crisis?. Economic Modelling, (84) 309-321. (Link)Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Soques, D. (2018). Nonlinearities, Smoothing, and Countercyclical Monetary Policy. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, (95) 136-154. (Link)Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Zubairy, S. (2018). Debt and Stabilization Policy: Evidence from a Euro Area FAVAR. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. (Link)Francis, N. R., Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T. (2018). Countercyclical Policy and the Speed of Recovery After Recessions. Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, (50) 4 675-704. (Link)Jackson, L. E., Kliesen, K. L., Owyang, M. T. (2015). A Measure of Price Pressures. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, (97) 1 (Link)
Book Chapters
Jackson, L. E. (2019). M is for Malala In Patricia M. Flynn, Milenko Gudić, Tay Keong Tan, (Eds.) Global Champions of Sustainable Development. United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education Book SeriesJackson, L. E., Kose, M. A., Otrok, C., Owyang, M. T. (2016). Specification and Estimation of Bayesian Dynamic Factor Models: A Monte Carlo Analysis with an Application to Global House Price Comovement In Siem Jan Koopman (VU U Amsterdam), Eric Hillebrand (Aarhus U), (Eds.) Advances in Econometrics, Volume 35. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. (Link)
Other(s)
Clark, C., Jackson, L. E. (2023). Toward Gender Parity in Corporate Leadership - 2023 Census on Women Directors and Executive Officers in MA Public Companies. 10. Jackson, L. E., Kliesen, K. L., Owyang, M. T. (2019). A Bad Moon Rising? Uncertainty Shocks and Economic OutcomesFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses. 6 (Link)Jackson, L. E., Kliesen, K. L., Owyang, M. T. (2015). Introducing the St. Louis Fed Price Pressures MeasureFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses. (Link)Presentations
Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Hogan, M. (2024). “Constructing high-frequency measures of income and consumption inequality” Presented at the Society for Economic Measurement 9th Annual Conference of the Society for Economic Measurement Georgia Institute of Technology Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Paccagnini, A. (2024). “The Distributional Effects of Stabilization Policy” Presented at the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics 31st Symposium of the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics University of Padova Szymanski, D. W., Iverson, E., Jackson, L. E., Lenczewski, M., Mooney, C., Oches, E. A., Ritter, J., Solar, D., Wilson, R., Bouwma-Gearhart, J. (2024). “Integrating STEM and Business Education for More Sustainable, Equitable Future” Presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting Denver, CO Jackson, L. E., Wilson, R. E., Ritter, J. B. (2024). “Designing Transdisciplinary Sustainability Curricula” Presented at theITLC Lilly Conferences: Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning San Diego, CA Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Stewart, A., Le, H. (2023). “Constructing High-Frequency Measures of Income and Consumption Inequality” Presented at theAccounting, Economics, and Finance Joint Mini Conference Bentley University Jackson, L. E., Coroneo, L., Owyang, M. T. (2023). “Time-Varying Skewness of International Stock Returns” Presented at the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics Applied Time Series Econometrics Workshop Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Szymanski, D. W., Iverson, E., Jackson, L. E., Lenczewski, M. E., Mooney, C., Oches, E. A., Ritter, J., Wilson, R. (2023). “Geology and smartphones: transdisciplinary curriculum for a more equitable, zero-waste circular economy” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Pittsburgh, PA Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Stewart, A., Le, H. (2023). “Constructing High-Frequency Measures of Income and Consumption Inequality” Presented at the Bentley Research Council 10th Annual Research Showcase Bentley University Iverson, E., Bender-Awalt, M., Carlson, A., Szymanski, D. W., Monney, C., Lenczewski, M. E., Oches, E. A., Ritter, J., Wilson, R., Solar, D., Jackson, L. E. (2023). “A Curricular Approach to Facilitating Transdisciplinary Thinking about Sustainability” Presented at the National Association of Geoscience Teachers Earth Educators Rendezvous Pasadena, CA Szymanski, D. W., Iverson, E., Bouwma-Gearhart, J., Jackson, L. E., Lenczewski, M. E., Mooney, C., Oches, E. A., Ritter, J., Wilson, R. (2023). “A New Model for Transdisciplinary Curriculum Development in Higher Education Using the Wicked Problems of Sustainability” Presented at the Accelerating Systemic Change Network (ASCN) ASCN Transforming Institutions Conference Minneapolis, MN Jackson, L. E., Coroneo, L., Owyang, M. T. (2023). “Time-Varying Skewness of International Stock Returns” Presented at theBentley Economics Department Brown Bag SeminarKurt, E., Jackson, L. E. (2023). “Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity and Asymmetric Effects of Monetary Policy” Presented at the University of New HampshireJackson, L. E., Coroneo, L., Owyang, M. T. (2023). “Time-Varying Volatility of International Stock Returns” Presented at the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics 30th Symposium of the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics University of Central Florida Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Stewart, A., Le, H. (2022). “Constructing High-Frequency Measures of Income and Consumption Inequality” Presented at the16th International Conference on Computational and Financial Econometrics King’s College London/Virtual Kurt, E., Jackson, L. (2022). “Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity and Asymmetric Effects of Monetary Policy” Presented at the Applied Time Series Workshop at St. Louis FedJackson, L. E., Guisinger, A., Owyang, M. T. (2022). “Age and Gender Differentials in Unemployment and Hysteresis” Presented at the Society for Economic Measurement 7th Annual Conference of the Society for Economic Measurement University of Calgary Klis, A. A., Szymanski, D. W., Iverson, E., Jackson, L. E., Wilson, R. (2022). “A Transdisciplinary Approach to Undergraduate Sustainability Education: Resource Economics by Way of Business and Science” Presented at the American Economic Association National Conference on Teaching and Research in Economic Education Chicago, IL Jackson, L. E., Guisinger, A., Owyang, M. T. (2022). “Gender-based Differences in Unemployment Hysteresis” Presented at the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics (SNDE) 29th Annual Symposium of the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics Virtual Jackson, L. E., Otrok, C., Owyang, M. T. (2022). “Tax Progressivity, Economic Booms, and Trickle-Up Economics” Presented at the Bentley Center for Integration of Science and Industry Seminar Series Bentley University/Virtual Jackson, L. E., Dueker, M., Owyang, M. T., Sola, M. (2021). “A Time-Varying Threshold STAR Model of Unemployment and the Natural Rate” Presented at the15th International Conference on Computational and Financial Econometrics Virtual Jackson, L. E. (2021). “A Time-Varying Threshold STAR Model of Unemployment and the Natural Rate” Presented at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro Invited talk for research seminar series Virtual Jackson, L. E. (2021). “The College Fed Challenge During the COVID-19 Pandemic” Presented at the American Economic Association 2021 Conference on Teaching & Research in Economic Education Virtual Jackson, L. E., Dueker, M., Owyang, M. T., Sola, M. (2021). “A Time-Varying Threshold STAR Model of Unemployment and the Natural Rate” Presented at the27th International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance Virtual Jackson, L. E., Dueker, M., Owyang, M. T., Sola, M. (2021). “A Time-Varying Threshold STAR Model of Unemployment and the Natural Rate” Presented at the5th Annual Conference of the International Association for Applied Econometrics Virtual Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Wheelock, D. C. (2020). “A Composite Index for Evaluating the Stance of Monetary Policy” Presented at the King's College London 15th International Conference on Computational and Financial Econometrics Virtual Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Wheelock, D. C. (2020). “A Composite Index for Evaluating the Stance of Monetary Policy” Presented at the London School of Economics and Bank of England Annual Meeting of the Central Bank Research Association LSE and Virtual Jackson, L. E., Coroneo, L., Owyang, M. T. (2019). “International Stock Comovement with Endogenous Clusters” Presented at the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics (SNDE) 27th Annual Symposium Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Jackson, L. E., Kliesen, K. L., Owyang, M. T. (2018). “The Nonlinear Effects of Uncertainty Shocks” Presented at the12th International Conference on Computational and Financial Econometrics University of Pisa, Italy Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Kliesen, K. L. (2018). “FRED-SD: A Real-Time Database for State-Level Data with Forecasting Applications” Presented at the Midwest Econometrics Group 28th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Econometrics Group University of Wisconsin-Madison Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Soques, D. (2018). “Nonlinearities, Smoothing, and Countercyclical Monetary Policy” Presented at the5th Annual Conference of the International Association for Applied Econometrics (IAAE) Université du Québec à Montréal Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Zubairy, S. (2017). “Debt and Stabilization Policy: Evidence from a Euro Area FAVAR” Presented at the11th International Conference on Computational and Financial Econometrics University of London, UK Jackson, L. E., Kliesen, K. L., Owyang, M. T. (2017). “The Nonlinear Effects of Uncertainty” Presented at the Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Applied Time Series Econometrics Workshop Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Zubairy, S. (2017). “Debt and Stabilization Policy: Evidence from a Euro Area FAVAR” Presented at the Econometric Society 70th European Meeting ISCTE-IUL and University of Lisbon, Portugal Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Zubairy, S. (2017). “Debt and Stabilization Policy: Evidence from a Euro Area FAVAR” Presented at the Society for Economic Measurement 4th Annual Conference of the Society for Economic Measurement Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Zubairy, S. (2017). “Debt and Stabilization Policy: Evidence from a Euro Area FAVAR” Presented at the Society for Computational Economics 23rd International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance Fordham University Jackson, L. E., Kliesen , K. L., Owyang, M. T. (2016). “Assessing State and National Labor Conditions” Presented at the CFE Network 10th International Conference on Computational and Financial Econometrics (CFE) University of Seville, Spain Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Zubairy, S. (2016). “A Factor-Augmented VAR for Regional Analysis” Presented at the Midwest Econometrics Group 26th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Econometrics Group University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Zubairy, S. (2016). “A Factor-Augmented VAR for Regional Analysis” Presented at the Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Applied Time Series Econometrics Workshop Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Zubairy, S. (2016). “A Factor-Augmented VAR for Regional Analysis” Presented at the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics (SNDE) 24th Annual Symposium University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Soques, D. (2015). “Nonlinearities, Smoothing, and Countercyclical Monetary Policy” Presented at the Midwest Econometrics Group 25th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Econometrics Group Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Soques, D. (2015). “Nonlinearities, Smoothing, and Countercyclical Monetary Policy” Presented at the Society for Economic Measurement 2nd Annual Conference of the Society for Economic Measurement OECD - Paris, France Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Soques, D. (2015). “Nonlinearities, Smoothing, and Countercyclical Monetary Policy” Presented at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Research Seminar Series Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Soques, D. (2015). “Nonlinearities, Smoothing, and Countercyclical Monetary Policy” Presented at the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics (SNDE) 23rd Annual Symposium BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Soques, D. (2014). “Nonlinearities, Smoothing, and Countercyclical Monetary Policy” Presented at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Applied Time Series Econometrics WorkshopJackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T., Soques, D. (2014). “Nonlinearities, Smoothing, and Countercyclical Monetary Policy” Presented at the Bentley University Research Seminar SeriesFrancis, N. R., Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T. (2014). “How Has Empirical Monetary Policy Analysis Changed After the Financial Crisis?” Presented at the University of Missouri Midwest Macroeconomics ConferenceJackson, L. E. (2014). “Monetary Policy, Macro Factors and the Term Structure at the Zero Lower Bound” Presented at the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics (SNDE) 22nd Annual Symposium Jackson, L. E. (2013). “Monetary Policy, Macro Factors and the Term Structure at the Zero Lower Bound” Presented at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Weekly Macro DiscussionFrancis, N. R., Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T. (2013). “Countercyclical Policy and the Speed of Recovery After Recessions” Presented at the Society for Computational Economics 19th International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance Vancouver, BC Canada Francis, N. R., Jackson, L. E., Owyang, M. T. (2013). “How Has Empirical Monetary Policy Analysis Changed After the Financial Crisis?” Presented at the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics (SNDE) 21st Annual Symposium University of Milano-Bicocca – Milan, Italy Service
Department Service
Committee Member for Economics Department Curriculum Committee 2022 - PresentFaculty Advisor for WEB: Women in Economics @ Bentley for WEB - Women in Economics @ Bentley 2019 - PresentCommittee Chair for Economics Department Assurance of Learning Committee 2016 - PresentCommittee Member for Economics Department Hiring Committee 2023 - 2024Committee Chair for Economics Department Principles Committee 2022 - 2024Course Coordinator for Principles of Microeconomics 2022 - 2024Committee Member for Economics Department Hiring Committee 2021 - 2022Committee Member for Economics Department Principles Committee 2017 - 2022Committee Chair for Alexander Zampieron Award Committee 2016 - 2022Co-chair for Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economic Honor Society) 2016 - 2022Committee Member for Economics Department Hiring Committee 2020 - 2021Virtual Majors and Minors Fair - Department Representative 2020 - 2020Majors and Minors Fair - Department Representative 2018 - 2018Spring Admitted Student Day - Department Representative - 2018Fall Open House - Department Representative - 2017Fall Open House - Department Representative - 2016Committee Member for Curriculum/Principles Review Committee 2015 - 2016Spring Open House/Accepted Students Day - Department Representative - 2016University Service
Committee Member for Strategic Advisory Committee, Gloria Cordes Larson Center for Women and Business (CWB) 2024 - PresentFocus Area Ambassador for Strategic Plan Implementation: Culture of Leadership and Innovation 2022 - PresentCommittee Member for Bentley Faculty Honors Council 2022 - PresentFaculty Research Director, Gloria Cordes Larson Center for Women and Business (CWB) 2022 - PresentCommittee Member for Academic Integrity Council 2020 - 2024Committee Member for Bentley Learning and Teaching Council 2020 - 2023Faculty Marshal - Undergraduate Commencement 2016 - 2023Committee Member for First-Year Experience Committee 2022 - 2022Committee Member for Inauguration Planning Committee 2022 - 2022Committee Member for Student Experience Strategic Positioning Committee 2021 - 2022Committee Member for Board of Trustees Student Affairs Committee 2018 - 2020Faculty Partner for Women's Leadership Community 2018 - 2019Committee Member for Board of Trustees Academic Affairs Committee 2016 - 2018Professional Service
Reviewer, Journal Article for Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking - 2024Reviewer, Journal Article for Oxford Open Economics 2024 - 2024Reviewer, Journal Article for Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control - 2024Reviewer, Journal Article for Southern Economic Journal - 2024Reviewer, Journal Article for Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking - 2023Committee Member for International Association of Applied Econometrics Scientific Committee 2021 - 2023Reviewer, Journal Article for Applied Economics - 2022Reviewer, Journal Article for Canadian Journal of Economics - 2022Reviewer, Journal Article for Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking - 2022Reviewer, Journal Article for Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics - 2022Invited Lecture/Presentation for Nichols College President's Lecture Series 2022 - 2022Reviewer, Journal Article for Applied Economics Letters 2022 - 2022Reviewer, Journal Article for Economics Letters 2021 - 2021Reviewer, Journal Article for Canadian Journal of Economics 2021 - 2021Reviewer, Journal Article for Empirical Economics 2021 - 2021Reviewer, Journal Article for Empirical Economics - 2020Reviewer, Journal Article for Journal of Applied Econometrics - 2020Reviewer, Journal Article for Applied Economics Letters - 2019Reviewer, Journal Article for Economic Modelling - 2019Reviewer, Journal Article for International Finance - 2019Reviewer, Journal Article for Journal of Applied Econometrics - 2019Reviewer, Journal Article for Public Finance Review - 2019Reviewer, Journal Article for European Economic Review - 2018Reviewer, Journal Article for Journal of Business & Economic Statistics - 2018Reviewer, Journal Article for Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking - 2018Reviewer, Journal Article for Journal of Monetary Economics 2017 - 2018Reviewer, Journal Article for Southern Economic Journal 2017 - 2018Reviewer, Journal Article for Economic Notes - 2017Reviewer, Journal Article for International Review of Economics and Finance - 2016
