Scholarship and Biography
Professor Osler's research currently focuses on the microeconomics of financial markets, with a special focus on the foreign exchange market. In addition to fundamental contributions to "financial market microstructure," she has provided critical insights for the design of exchange-rate models that generate improved empirical support. Professor Osler's research includes fundamental contributions to our understanding of the nature and influence of imperfect rationality in financial markets. Her research in the 1990s highlighted the importance of financial markets for real economic activity.
Professor Osler has also published academic work in the discipline of Organizational Behavior, specifically the issue of workplace bullying.
Professor Osler currently teaches the two courses. "Behavioral Finance and Economics" discusses how specific psychological heuristics and biases influence behavior and market equilibria. "Applied International Macroeconomics" helps students develop the skills and knowledge to carry out enlightened macroeconomic analysis of real countries. This course builds on Professor Osler's experience as a practicing economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Professor Osler has also taught at Columbia University, the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College, the Kellogg School of Management, and the Norwegian School of Business.