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Assistant Professor, Limited Term Appointment (2025–2026)
Department of Economics
Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU)
Lazaridis Hall, Mailbox LH3011
75 University Ave W
Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5
Canada

Assistant Professor (on leave 2025–2026)
Department of Economics
Texas Tech University (TTU)
253 Holden Hall
1011 Boston Ave
Lubbock, TX 79409
USA

Office: LH3023 Lazaridis Hall

Email: jludwig@wlu.ca | julian.ludwig@ttu.edu

CV: [PDF]

Research

My research areas are macroeconomics, finance, and time series econometrics, with a focus on the estimation of forecasts and impulse response functions (IRFs), as well as the impact of expectations on business cycles. Below are selected papers that highlight my work:

• Local Projections Are VAR Predictions of Increasing Order
  Revise & Resubmit, Econometrica
  [Download This Paper]

• Identification of Rational Expectations Models Under Information Frictions
  [Download This Paper]

• Oil Prices and Inequality
  (with Xiaowen Lei and Xiaohan Ma)
  Reject & Resubmit, European Economic Review
  [Download This Paper]

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Teaching

I teach undergraduate and Ph.D. courses in macroeconomics and economic data analysis, with an emphasis on real-world applications, programming, and effective data communication. My courses are supported by custom-developed textbooks and materials, freely available online.

Textbooks

• Economic Data Analysis
  Available for free at www.julianfludwig.com/eda (preliminary version). This text explains how to use software to present economic and financial data. Recommended for ECO 3363 and 3364.

• Lecture Notes on Linear Time Series Models
  Available for free [here]. These notes introduce linear time series models, including key tools from polynomial and linear algebra. Recommended for ECO 4306.

Courses Offered

Undergraduate Courses

EC 315 Forecasting Methods (WLU)
EC 395 Applied Econometrics (WLU)
ECO 3323 Principles of Money, Banking and Credit (TTU)
ECO 3363 Economic Data Analysis I (TTU)
ECO 3364 Economic Data Analysis II (TTU)
ECO 4306 Economic and Business Forecasting (TTU)

Ph.D. Courses

ECO 5311 Macroeconomics I (TTU)
ECO 5316 Time Series Econometrics (TTU)

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