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YiLi Chien

Economic Policy Advisor

Education

Ph.D. Economics
University of California, Los Angeles
2006

C.Phil Economics
University of California, Los Angeles
2003

M.A. Economics
National Taiwan University (NTU), Taipei, Taiwan
1998

B.A. Economics
National TsingHua University (NTHU), HsinChu, Taiwan
1996

Contact Info

Phone: (314) 444-4617
Fax: (314) 444-8731

Research Division
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
P.O. Box 442
St. Louis, MO 63166-0442

For media inquiries, contact:
Shera Dalin
mediainquiries@stls.frb.org
Phone: (314) 444-3911

YiLi Chien

Economic Policy Advisor




Review Articles

"Credit Expansion and Markups"
with  Hyungsuk Lee and  Junsang Lee
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, Fourth Quarter 2022
https://doi.org/10.20955/r.104.297-316

"Stability and Equilibrium Selection in Learning Models: A Note of Caution"
with  In-Koo Cho and B. Ravikumar
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, Fourth Quarter 2021
https://doi.org/10.20955/r.103.477-88

"Optimal Capital Taxation and Precautionary Savings"
with  Yunmin Chen and  C.C. Yang
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, Third Quarter 2021
https://doi.org/10.20955/r.103.333-49

"Convergence to Rational Expectations in Learning Models: A Note of Caution"
with  In-Koo Cho and B. Ravikumar
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, Third Quarter 2021
https://doi.org/10.20955/r.103.351-65

"The Real Term Premium in a Stationary Economy with Segmented Asset Markets"
with  Junsang Lee
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, Second Quarter 2019
https://doi.org/10.20955/r.101.115-34

"Optimal Ramsey Capital Taxation with Endogenous Government Spending"
with  Junsang Lee
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, Fourth Quarter 2016
https://doi.org/10.20955/r.2016.311-327

"The Welfare Cost of Business Cycles with Heterogeneous Trading Technologies"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, First Quarter 2015
https://doi.org/10.20955/r.97.67-86


Economic Synopses Articles

"The Recent Rise of U.S. National Wealth"
with  Ashley Stewart
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2022, No. 28
https://doi.org/10.20955/es.2022.28

"The Large Gap in Stock Market Participation Between Black and White Households"
with  Julie Bennett
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2022, No. 7
https://doi.org/10.20955/es.2022.7

"The Value of $600 Across States Hit Hardest by COVID-19"
with  Julie Bennett
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2020, No. 26
https://doi.org/10.20955/es.2020.26

"Will Workers Want To Be Laid Off?"
with  Julie Bennett
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2020, No. 22
https://doi.org/10.20955/es.2020.22

"The Wage Bills of COVID-19"
with  Julie Bennett
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2020, No. 18
https://doi.org/10.20955/es.2020.18

"How Bad Can It Be? The Relationship between GDP Growth and the Unemployment Rate"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2020, No. 16
https://doi.org/10.20955/es.2020.16

"How Long Will the Relief Check Last?"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2020, No. 13
https://doi.org/10.20955/es.2020.13

"Decomposing the Low PCE Inflation Rate"
with  Julie Bennett
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2019, No. 24
https://doi.org/10.20955/es.2019.24

"Does a State’s Political Stance Impact Its Government Revenues and Spending?"
with  Paul Morris
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2017, No. 18
https://doi.org/10.20955/es.2017.18

"State Variation of Tax Deductions"
with  Paul Morris
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2017, No. 12
https://doi.org/10.20955/es.2017.12

"The Rising Federal Funds Rate in the Current Low Long-Term Interest Rate Environment"
with  Paul Morris
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2017, No. 10
https://doi.org/10.20955/es.2017.10

"Does a Stronger Dollar Erode the Profitability of U.S. Firms?"
with  Paul Morris
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2016, No. 27
https://doi.org/10.20955/es.2016.27

"The Heterogeneous Impacts of Rising Inflation"
with  Paul Morris
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2016, No. 21
https://doi.org/10.20955/es.2016.21

"Filling the Tank on Fridays May Be a Bad Idea for St. Louisans"
with  Paul Morris
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2016, No. 8
https://doi.org/10.20955/es.2016.8

"PMI and GDP: Do They Correlate for the United States? For China?"
with  Paul Morris
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2016, No. 6
https://doi.org/10.20955/es.2016.6

"Lagging Long-Term Wage Growth"
with  Maria A. Arias
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2015, No. 14
https://doi.org/10.20955/es.2015.14

"The Cost of Chasing Returns"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2014, No. 18
https://doi.org/10.20955/es.2014.18