Research Associates
The Economic Research Department seeks talented individuals with strong backgrounds in economics, statistics, and mathematics for Research Associate (RA) positions.
Current Staff
Co-Authored Publications
Research Associates' names are in bold.
Economic Review articles
- Marsh, W. Blake, and Brendan Laliberte. 2023. "External LinkThe Implications of Unrealized Losses for Banks." Vol. 108, no. 2.
- Doh, Taeyoung and Luca Van der Meer. 2023. "External LinkThe Employment Effect of an Increase in the National Minimum Wage: Review of International Evidence." Vol. 108, no. 2.
- Brown, Jason, and Colton Tousey. 2023. "External LinkThe Shifting Expectations for Work from Home." Vol. 108, no. 2.
- Dilts Stedman, Karlye, and Chaitri Gulati. 2023. "External LinkFOMC Communication Spillovers: Is There a “Call-Out” Effect?" Vol. 108, no. 1
- Glover, Andrew, José Mustre-del-Río, and Alice von Ende-Becker. 2023. "External LinkHow Much Have Record Corporate Profits Contributed to Recent Inflation?" Vol. 108, no. 1.
- Glover, Andrew, José Mustre-del-Río, and Emily Pollard. 2022. "External LinkLifetime Earnings Differences across Black and White Individuals: Years Worked Matter." Vol. 108, no. 1.
- Smith, A. Lee, Chaitri Gulati. 2022. "External LinkThe Evolving Role of the Fed’s Balance Sheet: Effects and Challenges." Vol. 107, no. 4.
- Çakır Melek, Nida, Francis M. Dillon, and A. Lee Smith. 2022. "External LinkCan Higher Gasoline Prices Set Off an Inflationary Spiral?" Vol. 107, no. 4.
- Howes, Cooper, Alice von Ende Becker. 2022. "External LinkMonetary Policy and Intangible Investment." Vol. 107, no. 2.
- Brown, Jason, Colton Tousey. 2021. "External LinkHow the Pandemic Influenced Trends in Domestic Migration across U.S. Urban Areas." Fourth Quarter 2021.
- Nie, Jun, Alice von Ende-Becker, and Shu-Kuei X. Yang. 2021. "External LinkHow Did the 2018–19 U.S. Tariff Hikes Influence Household Spending?" Fourth Quarter 2021.
- Bi, Huixin, and Chaitri Gulati. 2021. “External LinkExternal LinkFiscal Relief during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Third Quarter 2021.
- Brown, Jason, and Colton Tousey. 2020. “External LinkExternal LinkPopulation Turnover and the Growth of Urban Areas.” First Quarter 2020.
- Mustre-del-Río, José, and Emily Pollard. 2019. “External LinkExternal LinkWhat Explains Lifetime Earnings Differences Across Individuals?” First Quarter 2019.
- Bundick, Brent, and Emily Pollard. 2019. “External LinkExternal LinkThe Rise and Fall of College Tuition Inflation.” First Quarter 2019.
Research Working Papers
- Brown, Jason P., Nida Çakır Melek, Johannes Matschke, and Sai A. Sattiraju. 2023. "External LinkThe Missing Tail Risk in Option Prices." RWP 23-02
- Ilin, Elias, Samantha Shampine, and Ellie Terry. 2021 "External LinkDoes Access to Free Pre-Kindergarten Increase Maternal Labor Supply?" RWP 21-11.
- Brown, Jason, and Colton Tousey. 2020. “External LinkExternal LinkDeath of Coal and Breath of Life: The Effect of Power Plant Closure on Local Air Quality.” RWP 20-15.
- Brown, Jason, and Colton Tousey. 2019. “External LinkExternal LinkRising Market Concentration and the Decline of Food Price Shock Pass-Through to Core Inflation.” RWP 19-02.
Economic Bulletins
- Dilts Stedman, Karlye, and Emily Pollard, 2023. "External LinkWhy Has Monetary Policy Tightening Not Cooled the Labor Market Enough to Quell Inflation?"
- Brown, Jason, and Colton Tousey, 2023. "External LinkWhen the Music Stops: Slowing Wage Growth May Lead to More Delinquent Debt."
- Bundick, Brent, A. Lee Smith, and Luca Van der Meer. 2023. "External LinkA Tight Labor Market Could Keep Rent Inflation Elevated."
- Çakır Melek, Nida, Francis M. Dillon, and A. Lee Smith. 2023. "External LinkGasoline Prices Unlikely to Bring Down Inflation in 2023."
- Mustre-del-Río, José, and Emily Pollard. 2023. "External LinkThe KC Fed LMCI Momentum Indicator Suggests Monetary Policy Is Beginning to Weigh on Labor Markets."
- Çakır Melek, Nida, and Emily Pollard. 2022. "External LinkNegative Sentiment toward Spending and Declining Real Incomes May Meaningfully Lower Consumption."
- Felix, Alison, and Samantha Shampine. 2022. "External LinkMarijuana Industry Has Boosted Economic Activity in the Tenth Federal Reserve District."
- Matschke, Johannes, and Sai A. Sattiraju. 2022. "External LinkPrice Pressures for U.S. Exporters and a Strong Dollar Have Increased Inflation in Foreign Countries."
- Matschke, Johannes, and Sai A. Sattiraju. 2022. "External LinkRecent Appreciation in the U.S. Dollar Unlikely to Have Large Effect on Domestic Inflation."
- Bi, Huixin, Chaitri Gulati, and José Mustre-del-Río. 2022. "External LinkA Slowdown in Job Vacancies Is Likely to Coincide with Higher Unemployment and Slower Wage Growth."
- Cohen, Elior, and Samantha Shampine. 2022. "External LinkImmigration Shortfall May Be a Headwind for Labor Supply."
- Matschke, Johannes, and Sai A. Sattiraju. 2021. "External LinkLabor Markets Are Tight, but Conditions Vary across States."
- Glover, Andrew, José Mustre-del-Río, and Emily Pollard. 2021. " External LinkKC Fed LMCI Suggests that Recent Inflation Is Not Due to the Tight Labor Market."
- Glover, Andrew, José Mustre-del-Río, and Emily Pollard. 2021. "External LinkKC Fed LMCI Implies the Labor Market Is Closer to a Full Recovery than the Unemployment Rate Alone Suggests."
- Dilts Stedman, Karlye, and Chaitri Gulati. 2021. “External LinkWhen Normalizing Monetary Policy, the Order of Operations Matters.” October 2021.
- Felix, Alison, and Samantha Shampine. 2021. “External LinkExternal LinkConsumer Spending Declines, Shifts in Response to the Pandemic.”
- Bi, Huixin, Jacob Dice, Chaitri Gulati, and W. Blake Marsh. 2020. “External LinkExternal LinkUnderstanding the Recent Rise in Municipal Bond Yields.”
- Glover, Andrew, and Emily Pollard. 2020. “External LinkExternal LinkInflation Expectations Limit the Power of Negative Interest Rates.”
- Mustre-del-Río, José, and Emily Pollard. 2019. “External LinkExternal LinkAs Manufacturing Weakens, Consumers Pull Back.”
- Brown, Jason, David Rodziewicz, and Colton Tousey. 2019. “External LinkExternal LinkDrilling Productivity in the United States: What Lies Beneath.”
- Brown, Jason, and Colton Tousey. 2018. “External LinkExternal LinkAuto Loan Delinquency Rates Are Rising, but Mostly among Subprime Borrowers.”
- Mustre-del-Río, José, and Emily Pollard. 2018. “External LinkExternal LinkNominal Wage Rigidities and the Future Path of Wage Growth.”
- Bundick, Brent, Trenton Herriford, Emily Pollard, and Andrew Lee Smith. 2017. “External LinkExternal LinkDoes the Recent Decline in Household Longer-Term Inflation Expectations Signal a Loss of Confidence in the FOMC?”
Technical Briefings
- Pollard, Emily. 2019. “External LinkExternal LinkA New Approach to Industry and Occupation Recoding in the CPS.” TB 19-02.
- Tousey, Colton. 2019. “External LinkExternal LinkFederal Reserve District County Shapefiles.” TB 19-01.