Lakshya Narula

PhD Candidate in Economics

Lakshya Narula

University of Minnesota

I am a final-year Economics PhD student at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities and a Research Analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. I am on the 2026–27 academic job market.

My research interests are international economics, monetary economics, central banking, and text analysis.

Email
narul014@umn.edu
Advisor
V. V. Chari

Selected research

Optimal Monetary Policy with Foreign-Exchange Intervention in an Energy-Importing Economy (Job Market Paper)

Draft coming soon

The FOMC’s Hidden Statement Menu: Forecast Dispersion and Policy–Language Design

Working paper