Jessica Dunphy

Jess grew up in Brisbane, Australia before moving to Sydney to work as an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia. Starting in February 2020, she was quickly thrown in the deep-end of policymaking during the COVID-19 pandemic. She has worked in the RBA's IMF team, informing its position on international issues; produced forecasts and scenario analyses using macroeconomic models; and, most recently, analysed the transmission of monetary policy tightening to the real economy via financial markets. She spent most of the summer preparing for the move (AKA rewatching the Real Housewives of New Jersey...), but did manage a week's holiday in California on the way over. At Princeton SPIA, she looks forward to learning from her multidisciplinary peers and exploring her interest in international finance and development.