Jonathan D Hoddenbagh

Jon Hoddenbagh is Assistant Professor of International Economics at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). His research lies at the intersection of macroeconomics and international macroeconomics and finance, with particular emphasis on monetary and fiscal policy, fiscal dominance and central bank independence, exchange rates, and U.S. dollar dominance in a fragmenting global economy. His work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals and has been recognized with the Bank of Canada Paper Prize for research. He maintains active engagement with central banks and international financial institutions, including as a Visiting Scholar at the IMF, and regularly participates in policy-oriented research forums.

In recognition of his outstanding teaching, Jon has received multiple student-voted awards, including the SAIS Excellence in Teaching Award (2020 and 2024), the MIEF Teacher of the Year Award (2024), and the SAIS International Economics Teaching Award (2019). He is deeply involved in advising graduate student research and is committed to integrating current policy debates and modern analytical tools like AI into his research and teaching.

Jon serves as Lead Project Investigator and organizer for the Hopkins–Georgetown Geoeconomics Conference, funded by a $100,000 JHU Nexus Grant, which brings together leading scholars and policymakers to examine the economic, financial, political and historical dimensions of geopolitical fragmentation.