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.
• Adams, Jonathan J. and Philip Barrett, “Identifying News Shocks from Forecasts” Journal of Applied Econometrics, July 2026, 1-27
• Adams, Jonathan J., “Equilibrium Determinacy with Behavioral Expectations” Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, February 2026, 183, 105255
• Adams, Jonathan J., Min Fang, Zheng Liu and Yajie Wang, “The Rise of AI Pricing: Trends, Driving Forces, and Implications for Firm Performance” Journal of Monetary Economics, January 2026, 157, 103875
• 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, 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
