Staff Economists

The backgrounds and experience of our economists are as diverse as their fields of interest. All are actively pursuing research and publish, on average, more than two papers per year. Whether through informal conversations or collaboration on a project, our staff fosters a spirit of collegiality.

Director of Research Christopher J. Waller       Monetary Theory, Political Economy, Macroeconomic Theory

Senior Policy Adviser Robert H. Rasche       Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics

Deputy Director of Research Cletus C. Coughlin       International Economics, Regional Economics

Economists Richard G. Anderson       Macroeconomics, Econometrics David Andolfatto       Dynamic General Equilibrium Theory, Macroeconomics, Labor Markets, Monetary Theory Alejandro Badel       Macroeconomics, Inequality, Computational Economics, Applied Economics, Urban Economics Subhayu Bandyopadhyay       International Trade, Development Economics, Labor Economics Silvio Contessi       International Economics (Trade and Finance), Economics of Multinational Firms Riccardo DiCecio       Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics Thomas A. Garrett       Public Finance, Regional Economics, Public Choice Carlos Garriga       Macroeconomics, Public Finance, Financial Economics William T. Gavin       Macroeconomic Dynamics and Monetary Policy Rules Massimo Guidolin       Asset Pricing, Financial Econometrics, International Finance Rubén Hernández-Murillo       Industrial Organization, Urban Economics, Regional Economics, Political Economy, Public Finance, and Public Economics Luciana Juvenal       International Economics, International Finance Kevin L. Kliesen       Business Economics, Monetary and Fiscal Policy Analysis Natalia Kolesnikova       Labor Economics, Urban Economics, Applied Microeconomics Michael W. McCracken       Econometrics and Statistics, Macroeconomics Christopher J. Neely       Financial Market Efficiency, Applied Econometrics, Asset Pricing Michael T. Owyang       Time-Series Econometrics, Markov Switching, Search Michael R. Pakko       Macroeconomic Dynamics, Open-Economy Macroeconomics Adrian Peralta-Alva       Macroeconomics, Computational Economics, Monetary Theory Rajdeep Sengupta       Financial Economics, Financial Intermediation, Corporate Finance, Applied Microeconomics Daniel L. Thornton       Monetary Theory and Policy, Macroeconomics, Econometrics Howard J. Wall       Regional, International, and Applied Microeconomics Yi Wen       Macroeconomic Theory, Applied Macroeconomics, Applied Time Series David C. Wheelock       U.S. Monetary History and Policy, Performance and Regulation of Commercial Banks Adam M. Zaretsky       Bank Market Structure, Labor and Regional Economics