Marco Airaudo, PhD

Professor, Economics

Expertise School of Economics

Airaudo's areas of expertise include monetary economics, macroeconomics, international finance, international economics and computational economics. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the Universita' degli Studi di Torino, Facolta' di Economia Italy and a doctoral degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania. He has authored numerous articles including “Interest Rate Rules, Endogenous Cycles and Chaotic Dynamics in Open Economies (with L.F. Zanna)” for the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control (forthcoming) and “Currency Substitution and Money Demand in Italy: an Econometric Analysis” for Rivista di Politica Economica.

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The US Credit Rating Is Down: What Does This Mean for Americans?

Aug 21, 2023

Marco Airaudo, PhD, a professor in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in an Aug. 21 episode of KYW-Newsradio's “In Depth” podcast about the downgrading of the U.S. credit rating and how it will impact Americans.

Philly Consumers Are Still Spending, but Aren’t Splurging the Way They Used To

Feb 23, 2023

Marco Airaudo, PhD, an associate professor in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in a Feb. 23 Philadelphia Inquirer article about Philadelphia consumers' spending habits during economically uncertain times.

Is the U.S. Headed for Another Recession?

Mar 31, 2019

Marco Airaudo, PhD, an associate professor in the School of Economics of the LeBow College of Business, was featured in a WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment on whether or not a recession is likely.

Ask The Experts: 2016 Financial Predictions

Dec 22, 2015

Marco Airaudo, PhD, an associate professor of economics in the School of Economics at the LeBow College of Business, was featured in the Wallet Hub blog on Dec. 22 about his predictions for the U.S. economy as well as the performance of the stock market in 2016.

The collapse of the Russian Ruble: A Q&A with Marco Airaudo

Dec 19, 2014

Although the ruble’s freefall began to stabilize around the time of a press conference given by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the currency remains severely devalued. Marco Airaudo, PhD, a professor of economics, talks how this happened, what Russia can do, and what it means for the rest of the world.