Education
Ph.D. Economics
University of Pennsylvania
2005
M.A. Economics
University of Pennsylvania
2004
M.A. Economics
Universidad Torcuato di Tella
Argentina
1997
B.A. Economics
with Minor in Business
Universidad Torcuato di Tella
Argentina
1996
Contact Info
Phone: (314) 444-7350
Fax: (314) 444-8731
fernando.m.martin@stls.frb.org
Research Division
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
P.O. Box 442
St. Louis, MO 63166-0442
For media inquiries contact:
Adam Allington
mediainquiries@stls.frb.org
Office: (314) 444-8783
Cell: (314) 313-3783
Personal Homepage:
http://www.sfu.ca/~fmartin/
Fernando M. Martin
Senior Economist
Published Articles
"Information Disclosure and Exchange Media"
with David Andolfatto
FORTHCOMING: Review of Economic Dynamics.
"Government Policy in Monetary Economies"
FORTHCOMING: International Economic Review.
"Government Policy Response to War-Expenditure Shocks"
B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, July 2012, 12 (1), pp. 2011-028.
"On the Joint Determination of Fiscal and Monetary Policy"
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2011, 58(2), pp. 132-145.
"Markov-Perfect Capital and Labor Taxes"
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2010, 34(3), pp. 503-521.
"A Positive Theory of Government Debt"
Review of Economic Dynamics, 2009, 12(4), pp. 608-631.
"Financiaciones por Actividad Económica"
Banco Central de la República Argentina, Nota Técnica, 1999, Nro. 5.
Federal Reserve Publications
"Sovereign Debt: A Modern Greek Tragedy"
with Christopher J. Waller
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, September/October 2012, 94(5), pp. 321-240.
Working Papers
"Debt, Inflation and Central Bank Independence"
Working Paper 2013-017A, posted May 2013.
"Dynamic Optimal Insurance and Lack of Commitment"
with Alexander K. Karaivanov
Working Paper 2011-029B, posted October 2011, updated October 2012.
"Policy and Welfare Effects of Within-Period Commitment"
Working Paper 2011-031B, posted October 2011, updated March 2012.
"Moral Hazard and Lack of Commitment in Dynamic Economies"
with Alexander K. Karaivanov
Working Paper 2011-030A, posted October 2011.
"Money and Capital as Competing Media of Exchange in a News Economy"
with David Andolfatto
Working Paper 2009-046A, posted September 2009.
