Interest rates, inflation & cost of living: SFU experts available

The Bank of Canada has started raising its benchmark interest rate to curb inflation. Experts from Simon Fraser University are available to offer insight on how rate hikes will impact everything from housing to commodities and the overall cost of living. 

AVAILABLE SFU EXPERTS                

ANDREY PAVLOV,  professor, finance                     
apavlov@sfu.ca
Expertise: B.C. and the Canadian economy, interest rates and inflation, the impact on the housing markets and housing affordability

LUCAS HERRENBRUECK, associate professor, economics                     
herrenbrueck@sfu.ca
Expertise: Money, inflation, monetary policy, interest rates, exchange rates, asset prices

DAVID JACKS, professor, economics
dsjacks@gmail.com (Based out of Singapore, please note time difference)
Expertise: International trade, commodity prices, shipping delays and supply chains

CONTACT 

MELISSA SHAW, SFU  Communications & Marketing 
236.880.3297 | melissa_shaw@sfu.ca

Simon Fraser University
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778.782.3210

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