Brent Bundick is a Vice President and Economist in the Economic Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. In that role, he conducts research on the macroeconomy and serves as an advisor to the Bank’s leadership on monetary policy and macroeconomic issues. He rejoined the Bank in 2014 after completing his Ph.D. in Economics from Boston College. Prior to graduate school, Brent worked in the Department as a Research Associate and Assistant Economist. He also holds a M.S. in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Missouri – Kansas City and a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from the College of William and Mary. Brent's research has examined the effects of uncertainty on the macroeconomy and how changes in central bank communication affect inflation, labor markets, and the broader economy.

Professional Journals and Books

  • "Did the Federal Reserve Break the Phillips Curve? Theory and Evidence of Anchoring Inflation Expectations,” with A. Lee Smith. The Review of Economics and Statistics, Forthcoming.
  • “The Term Structure of Monetary Policy Uncertainty” with Trenton Herriford and A. Lee Smith, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Volume 160, March 2024, 104803.
  • "The Dynamic Effects of Forward Guidance Shocks" with A. Lee Smith, The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2020, 102(5): 946-965.  
  • Book Review of "Structural Foundations of Monetary Policy" edited by Michael D. Bordo, John H. Cochrane, and Amit Seru, Journal of Economic Literature, 2019, 57(1): 182-183.
  • "Uncertainty Shocks in a Model of Effective Demand: Reply" with Susanto Basu, Econometrica, Volume 86, Number 4, May 2018, Pages 1527-1531.
  • "Uncertainty Shocks in a Model of Effective Demand" with Susanto Basu, Econometrica, Volume 85, Number 3, May 2017, Pages 937-958.

Economic Review Articles

Research Working Papers

Economic Bulletin

Recent Speeches