Rate My Professor Helena Glebocki

Helena Glebocki is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Charles F. Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University, where she also serves as Co-Director of the International Business program. She earned her PhD in Economics from Fordham University between 2009 and 2015. Prior to her current role, she held positions including research assistant at Fordham University's Graduate School of Business and consulting research analyst in the financial services industry. In 2023, she was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure following a distinguished record of scholarship and teaching. Glebocki participates in university committees, including the University Merit Appeals Committee, and contributes to faculty governance.

Glebocki's research focuses on international economics, with emphasis on exchange rate determination, monetary policy responses, foreign exchange market interventions, and international capital flows in emerging market and developing economies. Her work examines topics such as the asymmetric effects of global monetary shocks, quantitative easing during Covid-19, uncertainty shocks, and fiscal discipline measures' impacts on current accounts. She has published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money; International Finance; Emerging Markets Review; International Journal of Central Banking; and Economic Modelling. Key publications include 'Macroeconomic effects of uncertainty shocks in emerging market economies' (2025), 'The effects of European fiscal discipline measures on current account balances' (2024, with Ralf Hepp), 'Experimenting with Unconventional Monetary Policy: Quantitative Easing in Emerging Markets During Covid-19' (2024), 'Foreign Exchange and Global Monetary Shocks: The Asymmetric Effects of Advanced Economies’ Quantitative Easing on Exchange Rate Volatility in Emerging Markets' (2022), 'Threshold effects of openness on real and nominal effective exchange rates in emerging and developing economies' (2021), 'The Transmission of Global Monetary and Credit Shocks on Exchange Market Pressure in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies' (2021), and 'Examining the asymmetric monetary policy response to foreign exchange market conditions in emerging and developing economies' (2020, with Hedieh Shadmani). In recognition of her contributions, she received the Dolan School of Business Award for Outstanding Research in 2022. Glebocki integrates research with teaching through community-engaged learning projects, such as studies on direct trade coffee sourcing and collaborations with local organizations via courses like Fair Trade and Microfinance.