Economic Insights — One of the authors of this issue's article about rent defaults and evictions discusses why he chose economics over mathematics, and the relationship between the two.
How does a self-described "math nerd" become an expert on consumer finance? In a word: modeling. (And, no, we don't mean the kind of modeling you see on Project Runway.) In this Q&A, Igor Livshits traces his path from being a proudly "anti-Soviet" child math whiz in late-Soviet Belarus to an economic advisor and economist at the Philadelphia Fed.
This article appeared in the Fourth Quarter 2024 issue of Economic Insights. Download and read the full issue.
