Francisco Ruge-Murcia, McGill University

Research

monetary policy inflation COVID-19 extreme events estimation of dynamic equilibrium models asset pricing

Latest funding

The Inflation Surge after the Pandemic
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$102,512
Monetary Policy in the Aftermath of COVID-19
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$49,400
Monetary Policy in the Aftermath of COVID-19
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$25,192

All 5 grants and awards

The Inflation Surge after the Pandemic

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ruge-Murcia, Francisco

$102,512

Monetary Policy in the Aftermath of COVID-19

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ruge-Murcia, Francisco

Keywords: monetary policy; inflation; COVID-19; extreme events

$49,400

Monetary Policy in the Aftermath of COVID-19

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ruge-Murcia, Francisco

Keywords: monetary policy; inflation; COVID-19; extreme events

$25,192

Indirect inference estimation of non-linear dynamic models and applications to macroeconomics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ruge-Murcia, Francisco J.

Keywords: estimation of dynamic equilibrium models; monetary policy; asset pricing

$96,104

Skewness risk in macroeconomics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ruge-Murcia, Francisco J.

Keywords: asymmetric shocks; dynamic equilibrium models; nonlinear dynamics; monetary policy; asset pricing

$84,697

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: monetary policy Dear Professor Ruge-Murcia, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on monetary policy connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Inflation Surge after the Pandemic" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]