Jalen Nichols

Research Associate II

Economic Research Kansas City

Jalen.Nichols@kc.frb.org

Jalen Nichols is a Research Associate II at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. He joined the Economic Research Department in 2022 after graduating from the University of Chicago with BA degrees in Economics and Sociology. Jalen supports José Mustre-del-Río and Yusuf Mercan with their research and policy work in labor economics.

Economic Bulletin

Corporate Profits Contributed a Lot to Inflation in 2021 but Little in 2022—A Pattern Seen in Past Economic Recoveries
with Andrew Glover and José Mustre-del-Río, May 2023

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