Elena Ojeda

Ph.D., Economics

Elena is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Economics with a focus on macroeconomics and economic history. Her research interests can be broadly divided into three categories: understanding the macroeconomic consequences of changing U.S. demographics, exploring the role of monetary policy pass-through in shaping female and minoritized community outcomes in the United States, and investigating the effects of lifetime experiences of climate disasters on home ownership and wealth accumulation.