How Fiscal Policy Moves Financial Markets

A person smiles toward the viewer in a professional headshot, before a light purple background Professor Courtney Wiegand’s paper, “The Effect of Fiscal Policy Shocks on Asset Prices,” examines how financial markets respond to unexpected changes in the federal government's deficit outlook, and was awarded with an Honorable Mention at the 2025 Marshall Blume Prize in Financial Research ceremony. By measuring fiscal policy shocks throughoutRead More