Jonathan J. Adams is a Senior Economist in the Economic Research Department. His research studies macroeconomics in general, with a focus on frictions related to expectations. Prior to joining the Federal Reserve, Jonathan was an assistant professor in the University of Florida Economics Department, and earned his PhD from the University of Chicago in 2016.

Professional Journals and Books

  • Adams, Jonathan J. and Eugenio Rojas, “Household consumption and dispersed information,” Journal of Monetary Economics, October 2024, 147, 103592.
  • Adams, Jonathan J. and Philip Barrett, “Shocks to inflation expectations,” Review of Economic Dynamics, October 2024, 54, 101234.
  • Adams, Jonathan J., “The rise and fall of armies,” Macroeconomic Dynamics, May 2024, pp. 1–21.
  • Adams, Jonathan J., “Moderating noise-driven macroeconomic fluctuations under dispersed information,” Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, November 2023, 156, 104752.
  • Adams, Jonathan J., “Urbanization, long-run growth, and the demographic transition,” Journal of Demographic Economics, March 2022, 88 (1), 31–77.
  • Adams, Jonathan J. and Philip Barrett, “Why are countries’ asset portfolios exposed to nominal exchange rates?,” Journal of International Money and Finance, February 2021, 110, 1–25.

Research Working Papers