Calvin He

Calvin He

PhD Candidate

Stanford University

About Me

I am currently an Economics PhD candidate at Stanford University. My research focuses on macroeconomics, especially topics related to firm dynamics, heterogeneous agents, and monetary and fiscal policy.

Prior to my PhD, I worked at Australia’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), for over 4 years. There I spent time as a Fixed-income Analyst and as a Research Economist. I also co-founded the RBA’s R User Group and helped drive modern technology adoption.

I received a B. Economics (Honours)/B. Commerce (majoring in economics, econometrics, and finance) from the University of New South Wales, where I also received the University Medal in Economics.

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Interests
  • Macroeconomics
  • Macro-financial linkages
  • Monetary and fiscal policy
Education

  • PhD in Economics, 2027 (expected)

    Stanford University

  • B. Economics (First Class Honours and University Medal)/B. Commerce, 2016

    University of New South Wales

Publications

Monetary Policy, Equity Markets and the Information Effect
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The Distributional Effects of Monetary Policy: Evidence from Local Housing Markets
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Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Research Economist
Reserve Bank of Australia
May 2018 – Aug 2020 Sydney, Australia
I undertook longer-term research on the Australian economy and monetary policy. My research focuses included: the effects of monetary policy, macro-financial linkages, and productivity and growth. My work mainly employed econometric modelling techniques.
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed Income Analyst
Reserve Bank of Australia
Feb 2017 – May 2018 Sydney, Australia
I worked in the Reserve Bank’s Domestic Markets department, analysing fixed income activity in Australia or by Australian companies. This included daily monitoring of bond and derivative markets, and work analysing long-term trends and relationships in securities pricing, issuance, and turnover.
 
 
 
 
 
Head Tutor
University of New South Wales
Mar 2016 – Nov 2016 Sydney, Australia
Head tutor of Microeconomics 1 (Econ 1101) at UNSW. Administered the course with over 1,000 students and managed a team of over 20 tutors.
 
 
 
 
 
Tutor/Teaching Assistant
University of New South Wales
Mar 2015 – Jun 2020 Sydney, Australia
  • Tutor for Microeconomics 1 (Econ1101) - 2015 (S1 and S2), 2016 (S1 and S2), 2019 (T1 and T2) and 2020 (T1).
  • Student satisfaction: 92%.