Rate My Professor Scott Dressler

Scott Dressler is a Professor of Economics and Faculty Director of the Professional MBA program in the Department of Economics at Villanova University School of Business. He earned his PhD in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin, with a primary specialization in Monetary Economics. During graduate school, he interned at the Federal Reserve Banks of Cleveland and Dallas. Dressler's research examines financial intermediation in banking, monetary policy, and the interaction between Federal Reserve policies and the macroeconomy through quantitative models and theoretical analysis. His current projects analyze the impact of unconventional monetary policy and Federal Reserve operational changes on policy transmission and financial stability.

Dressler has published in leading journals including the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, International Economic Review, Journal of Macroeconomics, and Macroeconomic Dynamics. Select publications include 'The Bank Lending Channel: A FAVAR Analysis' (2013), 'Excess Reserves and Economic Activity' (2015, with Erasmus Kersting), 'Money Holdings, Inflation, and Welfare in a Competitive Market' (2011), 'A Long-Run, Short-Run, and Politico-Economic Analysis of the Welfare Costs of Inflation' (2016), 'Inside Money, Credit, and Investment' (2009), and 'Economies of Scale in Banking, Confidence Shocks, and Business Cycles' (2014). He received the inaugural McDonough Family Award for excellence in academic research, the Daniel J. O'Mara Villanova School of Business Award for outstanding teaching, multiple VSB Dean's Summer Research Awards, and teaching innovation grants. Promoted to full Professor in 2020, Dressler mentors undergraduates in monetary policy, chairs faculty search committees, and leads professional MBA initiatives.