The Economic Research Department conducts research on monetary policy, macroeconomics, banking, financial markets, applied microeconomics, and the regional economy in support of the Federal Reserve Bank's policy and public outreach functions. In addition, the department hosts two research centers, the Center for Pacific Basin Studies and the Center for the Study of Innovation and Productivity.
Meet our Economists and learn more about our department.
The San Francisco Fed economic research department consists of a collegial group of professionals who are passionate about high-quality economic research that has scholarly or policy significance. Many of us are leading experts in our fields. We regularly publish papers in top-tier journals and our research is widely cited in the literature. In pursuit of cutting edge research, department staff members make valuable contributions on important policy issues.
Macroeconomic research, financial research, international research, and applied microeconomic research.
The economic research department has four sections: macroeconomic research, financial research, international research, and applied microeconomic research. In addition, we have two research centers: Center for Pacific Basin Studies, and Center for the Study of Innovation and Productivity. The department regularly hosts prominent visiting scholars from prestigious institutions. We organize conferences, symposiums, and workshops on a variety of vital topics to stay at the frontier of research.
We provide a nurturing environment for our economists to conduct successful research and offer the opportunity to influence policy.
The department provides strong support for self-directed research, offering ample research time, computing resources, a generous travel budget, and full-time research assistants. We provide an environment for our economists to succeed and offer a unique opportunity to influence policymaking. We are near Stanford University and UC Berkeley, two of the world's leading economic research institutions, and have strong ties with their faculties.
