Guest Lecturer: The Federal Reserve System

Start date: October 06, 2025

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Location: AU Kennedy 119

Category: WISE Class

Event Summary:

This is a special lecture as part of A2: The Federal Reserve System on Monday, October 6. WISE members not registered for this class but interested in hearing the guest lecturer are welcome to join. There are 20 available seats; registration is required and on a first-come, first-served basis.

Event Description


Monday, October 6 from  1:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Location: Assumption, Kennedy 119                          

The Federal Reserve System - Our Nation’s Central Banking System

A presentation by Jose Fillat, PhD

Principal Economist and Policy Advisor Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

 

About the Lecturer:

  • Joined the Boston Federal Reserve in 2008
  • PhD in economics from the University of Chicago
  • BA and MSc in economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain
  • Teaches in the Applied Economics graduate program at the Woods College of Advancing Studies (WCAS) at Boston College
  • Taught economics at Harvard University
  • Serves on the Board of Advisors of the MS in Applied Economics at the WCAS