Research Associates

The Economic Research Department seeks talented individuals with strong backgrounds in economics, statistics, and mathematics for Research Associate (RA) positions. These are excellent positions for someone who is passionate about research and considering a Ph.D. in economics. As an RA, you can develop technical skills, such as programming and working in a High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment. In addition, you are exposed to a broad range of topics, such as monetary policy, labor economics, and international trade. At the Kansas City Fed, RAs are matched to economists based on interest and skill sets, which provides opportunities for RAs to work closely with Ph.D. economists and get invaluable research experience. Most RAs stay with the department for two to three years, at which point many return to graduate school or pursue other opportunities.

Interested in joining the Kansas City Fed as an RA?

Current Positions:
External LinkResearch Associate
External LinkResearch Associate - Banking and Financial Markets

Frequently Asked Questions

Research Associate Leadership

Brent Bundick

Vice President

Economic Research Kansas City Brent.Bundick@kc.frb.org

Colton Tousey

Senior Supervisor

Economic Research Kansas City Colton.Tousey@kc.frb.org

Meet Our Current Research Associates

Bobby Beckemeyer

Research Associate

Economic Research Kansas City Bobby.Beckemeyer@kc.frb.org

Caleb Bray

Research Associate

Economic Research Kansas City Caleb.Bray@kc.frb.org

Mariia Dzholos

Research Associate

Economic Research Kansas City Mariia.Dzholos@kc.frb.org

Molly E. Hirner

Research Associate

Economic Research Kansas City Molly.Hirner@kc.frb.org

Joshua A. Jacobs

Research Associate

Economic Research Kansas City Joshua.Jacobs@kc.frb.org

Sydney Miller

Research Associate

Economic Research Kansas City Sydney.Miller@kc.frb.org

Johnson Oliyide

Research Associate

Economic Research Kansas City Johnson.Oliyide@kc.frb.org

Kennady A. Schertzer

Research Associate

Economic Research Kansas City Kennady.Schertzer@kc.frb.org

Stephen D. Vasiljevic

Research Associate

Economic Research Kansas City Stephen.Vasiljevic@kc.frb.org


Co-Authored Publications

Research Associates' names are in bold.

Economic Review articles

Research Working Papers

Economic Bulletins

  • Bundick, Brent, Logan Hotz, and A. Lee Smith. 2025. "How Optimal was US Monetary Policy at the Zero Lower Bound?." Journal of Financial Econometrics vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 1-24.
  • Rappaport, Jordan, and McKenzie Humann. 2025. "A better delineation of US metropolitan areas." Journal of Urban Economics vol. 149, 103781.
  • Bundick, Brent, Trenton Herriford, and A. Lee Smith. 2024. "The Term Structure of Monetary Policy Uncertainty." Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, vol. 160, March.
  • Rodziewicz, David, Christopher J. Amante, Jacob Dice, and Eugene Wahl. 2022. "Housing Market Impairment from Future Sea-Level Rise Inundation." Environment Systems and Decisions, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 637–656.
  • Choi, Jason and Foerster, Andrew. 2021. “Optimal monetary policy regime switches.” Review of Economic Dynamics, vol. 42, pp. 333-346.
  • Doh, Taeyoung, and Michael Connolly. 2013. "The state space representation and estimation of a time-varying parameter VAR with stochastic volatility." In State-Space Models: Applications in Economics and Finance, pp. 133-145. New York, NY: Springer New York
  • Clark, Todd E., and Stephen J. Terry. 2010. "Time Variation in the Inflation Passthrough of Energy Prices." Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, vol. 42, no. 7, pp. 1419–1433.
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