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
- Is It Time to Add Food-at-Home Inflation to Measures of Core Inflation?
with Francisco Scott, José Mustre-del-Río, and Amaze Lusompa, June 2025 - Forecasting with Feelings: The Modest Link Between Consumer Sentiment and Spending
with José Mustre-del-Río , May 2025 - 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