CURRENT
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Economics
Fordham University, Bronx, NY
Dissertation: Essays on Exchange Rate Volatility in Emerging Markets
2015
Master of Arts, Economics
Fordham University, Bronx, NY
2010
Bachelor of Arts
Economics and International Relations
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
2007
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
International Finance and Trade; Currency Markets and Foreign Exchange; Emerging Markets; Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Development Economics; Economic History
PUBLICATIONS
Keefe, Helena G. and Erick W. Rengifo, 2019, “Trading Strategies in Currency Options as an Alternative to Central Bank Spot Market Intervention” International Journal of Central Banking, forthcoming 2019
Keefe, Helena G. and Hedieh Shadhami, 2017, “Foreign Exchange Market Intervention and Asymmetric Preferences ” Emerging Markets Review. Vol. 37 Oct. 2018
Keefe, Helena Glebocki and Rengifo, Erick, Options and central bank currency market intervention: The case of Colombia, Emerging Markets Review, Vol. 23, Pages 1-25, June 2015
Keefe, Helena G., Erick W. Rengifo, and Rossen Trendalov, 2015 “The Importance of Remittances in Frontier Markets.” Handbook of Frontier Markets Chp. 31. forthcoming
WORKING PAPERS
Keefe, Helena G. and Erick W. Rengifo, “Currency Options, Implied Interest Rates and Inflation Targeting”
Keefe, Helena G. and Hedieh Shadhami,”Inflation Targeting, Foreign Exchange Intervention and Asymmetric Preferences”
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
“Currency Options, Implied Interest Rates and Inflation Targeting” Global Research on Emerging Economics, Lima Peru, November 2018
“Trading Strategies in Currency Options as an Alternative to Central Bank Spot Market Intervention” Global Academic Institute, New York, NY, May 2016 (and) MiC, Croatia June 2016
“Issuing Options Contracts as an Alternative Central Bank Policy Tool for Currency Market Intervention” Eastern Economic Association 40th Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, March 2014
“The Impact of Remittances on Exchange Rate Volatility and Inflation Volatility in Dollarized Economies”
Missouri Valley Economics Association 50th Annual Meeting
Kansas City, Missouri, October 2013
“Remittances and Exchange Rate Volatility in Dollarized Economies”
New York State Economics Association 66th Annual Conference
Farmingdale State College, October 2013
TEACHING & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Professor of Practice
Fairfield University
Principles of Macroeconomics; Principles of Microeconomics
Lecturer
Fordham University, College of Rose Hill
Principles of Macroeconomics; Principles of Microeconomics
Lecturer
Iona College, New Rochelle NY
Principles of Microeconomics
Graduate Assistant
Fordham University, Graduate School of Business
Research assistant to Robert Bendheim Chair & Professor of Finance, Dr. Paul McNelis
FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
Global Association of Risk Professionals,
Risk Management Research Grant, Current
Senior Teaching Distinguished Fellowship,
Fordham University, 2014-2015
Mahony Prowse Scholarship Award,
Fordham University, 2013-2014
Teaching Fellowship
Fordham University, 2011 – 2014
Finalist, Graduate Research Competition
Fordham University, 2013
Summer Research Fellowship
Fordham University, Summer 2012
PROFESSIONAL & OTHER EXPERIENCE
GSAS Academic Affairs Subcommittee Representative
Fordham University
Bronx, NY
2014-2015
GSAS Professional Development Initiative, Coordinator
Fordham University
Bronx, NY
2014-2015
Graduate Student Association Representative, Economics
Fordham University
Bronx, NY
2013-2015
Cactus Global, Inc.
Freelance Editor, Economics and Statistics Division
New York, NY
2014
Media Morph, Analyst
Market Research and Financial Programming
New York, NY
2010 – 2011
MasterCard Advisors, Associate Managing Consultant
Payments Consulting
Purchase, NY
2007 – 2009
RELATED SKILLS
Programming: MatLab, R, Latex, Eviews 7, Stata
Languages: Polish (fluent)