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Jonathan Parker is the Robert C. Merton Professor of Financial Economics at MIT Sloan School of Management. He is the co-director of the MIT Sloan Consumer Finance Initiative and the head of the Finance Group. Parker has served as an economic adviser to the Congressional Budget Office and has been a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His expertise spans finance, macroeconomics, and household behavior, and he has widely published on topics such as macroeconomic risks, asset returns, and household financial decisions. His current research focuses on household finance, financial markets, and public policy, particularly the role of liquidity in household spending decisions. Recent work includes an analysis of household portfolios, the impacts of the COVID crisis on consumption, and the development of machine learning techniques for optimal household portfolios. Parker has received numerous accolades, including the 2024 TIAA Paul Samuelson Award for Outstanding Scholarly Writing.
MIT Sloan School of Management • Cambridge, MA
Leading research and teaching in financial economics and household finance.
Congressional Budget Office • Washington, DC
Advising on economic policies and impacts.
National Bureau of Economic Research • Cambridge, MA
Conducting research in economic policies and household behavior.