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Economic Research

Research Staff

About Economic Research

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.

Department Economists

  • By Last Name
  • By Research Group

Michael Bauer Monetary economics, Asset pricing, Econometrics

Rhys Bidder Macroeconomics, Financial economics, Computational methods

Jens Christensen Finance, Credit risk, Term structure

Mary Daly Labor, Public economics, Social welfare

John Fernald Macroeconomics, Productivity growth, China's economy

Fred Furlong Financial markets, institutions, and regulation

Reuven Glick International finance, Capital flows, Monetary policy

Galina Hale International finance, Capital flows, Chinese economy

Bart Hobijn Macroeconomics, Economic growth, Technological progress

Oscar Jorda Econometrics, macroeconomics, monetary economics

John Krainer Banking, Real estate, Mortgage markets

Simon Kwan Financial markets & intermediation, Banking regulation

Elizabeth Laderman Banking markets, Small business lending

Kevin Lansing Macroeconomics, Monetary economics, Asset pricing

Sylvain Leduc Open economy, Business cycles, Monetary policy

Zheng Liu Macro, Monetary economics, Credit frictions

Jose Lopez Credit risk, Supervisory ratings, Financial volatility

Fernanda Nechio International finance, Macro, Monetary economics

Marius Rodriguez Credit risk, Supervisory ratings, Financial volatility

Glenn Rudebusch Monetary economics, Macroeconomics, Finance

Mark Spiegel International, Growth, Banking, Asian economies

Eric Swanson Macroeconomics, Monetary economics, Econometrics

Yelena Takhtamanova Macro, Monetary policy, Global economics

Bharat Trehan Productivity, Monetary policy, Business cycles

Robert Valletta Labor, Applied econometrics, Regional studies

John Williams Monetary policy, Macroeconomics, Learning

Daniel Wilson Public finance, Productivity, Investment

Gary Zimmerman Macro outlook, 12th District economy, Banking

Research Department
Management


Finance

Risk Modeling


International


Macroeconomics


Microeconomics

Outreach & Regional Analysis

Gary Zimmerman, Senior Economist
Economic outreach: Macro and 12th District

Yelena Takhtamanova, Economist
Economic outreach: Macro and 12th District

Jeremy Gerst, Economic Analyst
Regional analysis: District IT trends, District economy

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Economists, Macro and Finance
Research Associates

Visiting Researchers

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Joshua Aizenman UC Santa Cruz

Paul Bergin UC Davis

Nicholas Bloom Stanford University

William Branch UC Irvine

Robert Chirinko University of Illinois, Chicago

Mike Elsby University of Michigan

Carolyn Evans Santa Clara University

Williams Fuchs UC Berkeley

Yuriy Gorodnichenko UC Berkeley

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas UC Berkeley

Charles Jones Stanford University

Pete Klenow Stanford University

Kenneth Kletzer UC Santa Cruz

Sally Kwak University of Hawaii

Stephen Leroy UC Santa Barbara

Hong Li Brandeis

Tomas Lindstrom Stanford University

Atif Mian UC Berkeley

Andrew Rose UC Berkeley

Katheryn Russ UC Davis

Carl Walsh UC Santa Cruz

Jim Wilcox UC Berkeley