Professor V. V. Chari received his Ph.D. from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1981. He teaches in the areas of Macroeconomics, Public Finance, and Development Economics. Professor Chari's current research includes macroeconomic theory, fiscal and monetary policy, and financial intermediation. Professor Chari holds a Paul Frenzel Land Grant Chair in Economics.
Office: 1145 Heller Hall Telephone: (612) 626-7151 E-mail: chari@econ.umn.edu/   chari@res.mpls.frb.fed.us Personal Web Page Current CV
Selected publications include: “Sudden Stops and Output Drops,” with P. Kehoe and E. McGrattan, American Economic Review, May 2005. “Strategic Delegation in Monetary Unions,” with Larry Jones and Ramon Marimon, Manchester School, September 2004. “Financial Crises and Herds,” with P. Kehoe, Journal of Economic Theory, November 2004. “Hot Money,” with P. Kehoe, Journal of Political Economy, December 2003. “Expectation Traps and Monetary Policy,” with S. Albanesi and L. Christiano, Review of Economic Studies, October 2003.