Research Associates
The Economic Research Department seeks talented individuals with strong backgrounds in economics, statistics, and mathematics for Research Associate (RA) positions. These are excellent positions for someone who is passionate about research and considering a Ph.D. in economics. As an RA, you can develop technical skills, such as programming and working in a High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment. In addition, you are exposed to a broad range of topics, such as monetary policy, labor economics, and international trade. At the Kansas City Fed, RAs are matched to economists based on interest and skill sets, which provides opportunities for RAs to work closely with Ph.D. economists and get invaluable research experience. Most RAs stay with the department for two to three years, at which point many return to graduate school or pursue other opportunities.
Interested in joining the Kansas City Fed as an RA?
Current Openings:
External LinkResearch Associate
External LinkResearch Associate - Banking and Financial Markets
Meet Our Current Research Associates
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Brown, Jason, and Colton Tousey. 2020. “External LinkPopulation Turnover and the Growth of Urban Areas.” First Quarter 2020.
- Mustre-del-Río, José, and Emily Pollard. 2019. “External LinkWhat Explains Lifetime Earnings Differences Across Individuals?” First Quarter 2019.
- Bundick, Brent, and Emily Pollard. 2019. “External LinkThe Rise and Fall of College Tuition Inflation.” First Quarter 2019.
Research Working Papers
- Brown, Jason, and Colton Tousey. 2020. “External 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 LinkRising Market Concentration and the Decline of Food Price Shock Pass-Through to Core Inflation.” RWP 19-02.
Economic Bulletins
- Glover, Andrew, José Mustre-del-Río and Jalen Nichols. 2023. "Corporate Profits Contributed a Lot to Inflation in 2021 but Little in 2022—A Pattern Seen in Past Economic Recoveries"
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
- Glover, Andrew, and Emily Pollard. 2020. “External LinkInflation Expectations Limit the Power of Negative Interest Rates.”
- Mustre-del-Río, José, and Emily Pollard. 2019. “External LinkAs Manufacturing Weakens, Consumers Pull Back.”
- Brown, Jason, David Rodziewicz, and Colton Tousey. 2019. “External LinkDrilling Productivity in the United States: What Lies Beneath.”
- Brown, Jason, and Colton Tousey. 2018. “External LinkAuto Loan Delinquency Rates Are Rising, but Mostly among Subprime Borrowers.”
- Mustre-del-Río, José, and Emily Pollard. 2018. “External LinkNominal Wage Rigidities and the Future Path of Wage Growth.”
- Bundick, Brent, Trenton Herriford, Emily Pollard, and Andrew Lee Smith. 2017. “External LinkDoes the Recent Decline in Household Longer-Term Inflation Expectations Signal a Loss of Confidence in the FOMC?”
Technical Briefings
- Pollard, Emily. 2019. “External LinkA New Approach to Industry and Occupation Recoding in the CPS.” TB 19-02.
- Tousey, Colton. 2019. “External LinkFederal Reserve District County Shapefiles.” TB 19-01.