Ellen E. Meade is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at American University. She was Guest Scholar at The Brookings Institution (2004-5), Senior Research Fellow at London School of Economics (2001-4), Senior Economist for the Council of Economic Advisors (1994 5), and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1984-99). Professor Meade has published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives and the Journal of Economic Literature, among others, and has taught economics courses in the central banks of Syria and Bosnia/Herzegovina.