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Economists

Leadership
Karel Mertens

Karel Mertens

Senior Vice President and Director of Research
Business cycles, fiscal policy, banking and monetary economics, empirical macroeconomics, time series econometrics
Mark A. Wynne

Mark A. Wynne

Vice President and Associate Director of Research
International macroeconomics
Rebecca Zarutskie

Rebecca Zarutskie

Senior Vice President and Senior Research Advisor
Financial institutions and markets, monetary policy, corporate finance
Economists
Laila Assanie

Laila Assanie

Senior Business Economist
Regional economics, housing
Tyler Atkinson

Tyler Atkinson

Senior Business Economist
Economic forecasting, macroeconomic effects of the zero lower bound on interest rates
Cameron Barrett

Cameron Barrett

Senior Business Economist
Renewable energy technology, battery technology, the electric grid
Isabel Brizuela

Isabel Brizuela

Business Economist, El Paso Branch
Regional economics
Sung Je Byun

Sung Je Byun

Senior Research Economist
Financial econometrics, empirical macroeconomics and commodities
Jesus Cañas

Jesus Cañas

Senior Business Economist
Mexican economy and maquiladora industry; regional economics
Anton Cheremukhin

Anton Cheremukhin

Principal Research Economist
Macroeconomics, labor market, growth and development, international economics
Alexander Chudik

Alexander Chudik

Assistant Vice President
Open economy macroeconomics and econometrics
Roberto A. Coronado

Roberto A. Coronado

Senior Vice President and Senior Economist
Mexican economy, the maquiladora industry, and the U.S.–Mexico border economy
Scott Davis

Scott Davis

Assistant Vice President
Open economy macroeconomics
Christa Deneault

Christa Deneault

Senior Research Economist
labor economics, economics of education, applied microeconomics
Samuel Dodini

Samuel Dodini

Senior Research Economist
Labor, public, urban and behavioral economics
Jim Dolmas

Jim Dolmas

Assistant Vice President
Macroeconomics, political economy, asset pricing, inflation measurement
John V. Duca

John V. Duca

Economist Emeritus
Macroeconomics, monetary economics, banking, housing and labor economics
Evgeniya Duzhak

Evgeniya Duzhak

Senior Business Economist
Labor economics, applied economics, educational research, macroeconomics
Maria Garcia-Osipenko

Maria Garcia-Osipenko

Research Economist
Environmental and energy economics, transportation, industrial organization
Brian Greaney

Brian Greaney

Senior Research Economist
Macroeconomics, spatial economics, urban economics
Emily Kerr

Emily Kerr

Senior Business Economist
Regional economics, agriculture
Lutz Kilian

Lutz Kilian

Vice President and Head of Energy Group
Time series econometrics, empirical macroeconomics, energy economics
Evan Koenig

Evan Koenig

Economist Emeritus
Macroeconomics, monetary policy, forecasting
Rosie Levy

Rosie Levy

Senior Financial Economist
Financial markets, energy finance
Enrique Martínez García

Enrique Martínez García

Assistant Vice President
International macroeconomics and finance, monetary economics, applied econometrics
Ron Mau

Ron Mau

Senior Business Economist
Banking, macroeconomics and monetary policy
Matthew McCormick

Matthew McCormick

Principal Financial Economist
Housing finance, money markets, Treasury markets, financial stability
Ben Munyan

Ben Munyan

Director of Supervisory Policy and Senior Economist
Repo markets, corporate bond markets and liquidity, bank capital structure and the impact of regulatory policy on market quality
Anthony Murphy

Anthony Murphy

Vice President
Housing markets, consumption, labor economics, finance, econometrics
Pia Orrenius

Pia Orrenius

Vice President
Labor and demographic economics; regional economics
Christopher Otrok

Christopher Otrok

Vice President
Macroeconomics, international, Bayesian econometrics, financial crises
Ali Ozdagli

Ali Ozdagli

Assistant Vice President
Macrofinance, corporate finance, financial intermediation and monetary policy
Ozge Ozden

Ozge Ozden

Senior Research Economist
Credit risk, banking
Kunal Patel

Kunal Patel

Senior Business Economist
Energy: oil and gas sector
Michael Plante

Michael Plante

Assistant Vice President
Macroeconomics, monetary policy, energy economics
Srini Ramaswamy

Srini Ramaswamy

Senior Financial Economist
Financial markets, monetary policy, market regulation, bank regulation
Ricardo Reyes-Heroles

Ricardo Reyes-Heroles

Principal Research Economist
International macroeconomics, international trade, macroeconomics, growth
Alexander W. Richter

Alexander W. Richter

Vice President
Monetary policy, fiscal policy, computational economics, macroeconometrics
Alessio Saretto

Alessio Saretto

Assistant Vice President
Empirical asset pricing, capital structure, credit risk, structured finance
Sam Schulhofer-Wohl

Sam Schulhofer-Wohl

Senior Vice President and Senior Advisor to the President
Seth Searls

Seth Searls

Vice President
Global financial market developments
Tucker Smith

Tucker Smith

Research Economist
Economics of education, public economics, labor economics, urban economics
Reid Taylor

Reid Taylor

Research Economist
Energy markets, transportation decarbonization, insurance markets
Jesse Thompson

Jesse Thompson

Senior Business Economist
Regional economics, energy, health, education
Michael L. Tindall

Michael L. Tindall

Research Economist and Alternative Investment Specialist
Hedge-fund analytics and financial and macroeconomic forecasting
Luis Torres

Luis Torres

Senior Business Economist
Regional economics, international trade, Mexican economy, applied econometrics
Nitzan Tzur-Ilan

Nitzan Tzur-Ilan

Senior Research Economist
Household finance, real estate, financial regulation, fintech, climate change
Fang Yang

Fang Yang

Assistant Vice President
Fiscal policy, labor supply, wealth inequality, savings, housing
Kei-Mu Yi

Kei-Mu Yi

Senior Vice President
International trade, structural change, global value chains, long-run growth
Mariam Yousuf

Mariam Yousuf

Business Economist
Banking, regional economics
Xiaohan Zhang

Xiaohan Zhang

Senior Research Economist and Community Engagement and Development research lead
Early childhood interventions, education, health care, housing, retirement
Xiaoqing Zhou

Xiaoqing Zhou

Assistant Vice President
Household finance, macroeconomics, energy economics
Research affiliates
Klaus Desmet

Klaus Desmet

Research Affiliate
Southern Methodist University
Economic geography, spatial economics
Stephen Hansen

Stephen Hansen

Research Affiliate
University College London
Monetary policy, text data, unstructured data, AI, econometrics, organizational economics
Serdar Ozkan

Serdar Ozkan

Research Affiliate
Southern Methodist University
Macroeconomics, labor economics
Fabien Postel-Vinay

Fabien Postel-Vinay

Research Affiliate
Southern Methodist University
Labor markets, labor reallocation, wage and productivity dispersion, equilibrium labor market mismatch
Ana Maria Santacreu

Ana Maria Santacreu

Research Affiliate
Southern Methodist University
International trade, international macroeconomics, economic growth
2026 visiting scholars
Leadership
Karel Mertens

Karel Mertens

Senior Vice President and Director of Research
Business cycles, fiscal policy, banking and monetary economics, empirical macroeconomics, time series econometrics
Mark A. Wynne

Mark A. Wynne

Vice President and Associate Director of Research
International macroeconomics
Rebecca Zarutskie

Rebecca Zarutskie

Senior Vice President and Senior Research Advisor
Financial institutions and markets, monetary policy, corporate finance
Economists
Laila Assanie

Laila Assanie

Senior Business Economist
Regional economics, housing
Tyler Atkinson

Tyler Atkinson

Senior Business Economist
Economic forecasting, macroeconomic effects of the zero lower bound on interest rates
Cameron Barrett

Cameron Barrett

Senior Business Economist
Renewable energy technology, battery technology, the electric grid
Isabel Brizuela

Isabel Brizuela

Business Economist, El Paso Branch
Regional economics
Sung Je Byun

Sung Je Byun

Senior Research Economist
Financial econometrics, empirical macroeconomics and commodities
Jesus Cañas

Jesus Cañas

Senior Business Economist
Mexican economy and maquiladora industry; regional economics
Anton Cheremukhin

Anton Cheremukhin

Principal Research Economist
Macroeconomics, labor market, growth and development, international economics
Alexander Chudik

Alexander Chudik

Assistant Vice President
Open economy macroeconomics and econometrics
Roberto A. Coronado

Roberto A. Coronado

Senior Vice President and Senior Economist
Mexican economy, the maquiladora industry, and the U.S.–Mexico border economy
Scott Davis

Scott Davis

Assistant Vice President
Open economy macroeconomics
Christa Deneault

Christa Deneault

Senior Research Economist
labor economics, economics of education, applied microeconomics
Samuel Dodini

Samuel Dodini

Senior Research Economist
Labor, public, urban and behavioral economics
Jim Dolmas

Jim Dolmas

Assistant Vice President
Macroeconomics, political economy, asset pricing, inflation measurement
John V. Duca

John V. Duca

Economist Emeritus
Macroeconomics, monetary economics, banking, housing and labor economics
Evgeniya Duzhak

Evgeniya Duzhak

Senior Business Economist
Labor economics, applied economics, educational research, macroeconomics
Maria Garcia-Osipenko

Maria Garcia-Osipenko

Research Economist
Environmental and energy economics, transportation, industrial organization
Brian Greaney

Brian Greaney

Senior Research Economist
Macroeconomics, spatial economics, urban economics
Emily Kerr

Emily Kerr

Senior Business Economist
Regional economics, agriculture
Lutz Kilian

Lutz Kilian

Vice President and Head of Energy Group
Time series econometrics, empirical macroeconomics, energy economics
Evan Koenig

Evan Koenig

Economist Emeritus
Macroeconomics, monetary policy, forecasting
Rosie Levy

Rosie Levy

Senior Financial Economist
Financial markets, energy finance
Enrique Martínez García

Enrique Martínez García

Assistant Vice President
International macroeconomics and finance, monetary economics, applied econometrics
Ron Mau

Ron Mau

Senior Business Economist
Banking, macroeconomics and monetary policy
Matthew McCormick

Matthew McCormick

Principal Financial Economist
Housing finance, money markets, Treasury markets, financial stability
Ben Munyan

Ben Munyan

Director of Supervisory Policy and Senior Economist
Repo markets, corporate bond markets and liquidity, bank capital structure and the impact of regulatory policy on market quality
Anthony Murphy

Anthony Murphy

Vice President
Housing markets, consumption, labor economics, finance, econometrics
Pia Orrenius

Pia Orrenius

Vice President
Labor and demographic economics; regional economics
Christopher Otrok

Christopher Otrok

Vice President
Macroeconomics, international, Bayesian econometrics, financial crises
Ali Ozdagli

Ali Ozdagli

Assistant Vice President
Macrofinance, corporate finance, financial intermediation and monetary policy
Ozge Ozden

Ozge Ozden

Senior Research Economist
Credit risk, banking
Kunal Patel

Kunal Patel

Senior Business Economist
Energy: oil and gas sector
Michael Plante

Michael Plante

Assistant Vice President
Macroeconomics, monetary policy, energy economics
Srini Ramaswamy

Srini Ramaswamy

Senior Financial Economist
Financial markets, monetary policy, market regulation, bank regulation
Ricardo Reyes-Heroles

Ricardo Reyes-Heroles

Principal Research Economist
International macroeconomics, international trade, macroeconomics, growth
Alexander W. Richter

Alexander W. Richter

Vice President
Monetary policy, fiscal policy, computational economics, macroeconometrics
Alessio Saretto

Alessio Saretto

Assistant Vice President
Empirical asset pricing, capital structure, credit risk, structured finance
Sam Schulhofer-Wohl

Sam Schulhofer-Wohl

Senior Vice President and Senior Advisor to the President
Seth Searls

Seth Searls

Vice President
Global financial market developments
Tucker Smith

Tucker Smith

Research Economist
Economics of education, public economics, labor economics, urban economics
Reid Taylor

Reid Taylor

Research Economist
Energy markets, transportation decarbonization, insurance markets
Jesse Thompson

Jesse Thompson

Senior Business Economist
Regional economics, energy, health, education
Michael L. Tindall

Michael L. Tindall

Research Economist and Alternative Investment Specialist
Hedge-fund analytics and financial and macroeconomic forecasting
Luis Torres

Luis Torres

Senior Business Economist
Regional economics, international trade, Mexican economy, applied econometrics
Nitzan Tzur-Ilan

Nitzan Tzur-Ilan

Senior Research Economist
Household finance, real estate, financial regulation, fintech, climate change
Fang Yang

Fang Yang

Assistant Vice President
Fiscal policy, labor supply, wealth inequality, savings, housing
Kei-Mu Yi

Kei-Mu Yi

Senior Vice President
International trade, structural change, global value chains, long-run growth
Mariam Yousuf

Mariam Yousuf

Business Economist
Banking, regional economics
Xiaohan Zhang

Xiaohan Zhang

Senior Research Economist and Community Engagement and Development research lead
Early childhood interventions, education, health care, housing, retirement
Xiaoqing Zhou

Xiaoqing Zhou

Assistant Vice President
Household finance, macroeconomics, energy economics
Research affiliates
Klaus Desmet

Klaus Desmet

Research Affiliate
Southern Methodist University
Economic geography, spatial economics
Stephen Hansen

Stephen Hansen

Research Affiliate
University College London
Monetary policy, text data, unstructured data, AI, econometrics, organizational economics
Serdar Ozkan

Serdar Ozkan

Research Affiliate
Southern Methodist University
Macroeconomics, labor economics
Fabien Postel-Vinay

Fabien Postel-Vinay

Research Affiliate
Southern Methodist University
Labor markets, labor reallocation, wage and productivity dispersion, equilibrium labor market mismatch
Ana Maria Santacreu

Ana Maria Santacreu

Research Affiliate
Southern Methodist University
International trade, international macroeconomics, economic growth
2026 visiting scholars