Senior Economic Policy Advisor
Ph.D. Economics
University of California, San Diego
2000
M.A. Economics
University of California, San Diego
1996
B.A. Economics
University of California, Berkeley
1992
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
1992
For media inquiries, contact:
Shera Dalin
mediainquiries@stls.frb.org
Phone: (314) 444-3911
Senior Economic Policy Advisor
Economic Data:
FRED-SD: State-Level Databases for Macroeconomic Research and Forecasting
FRED-SD is a large macroeconomic database designed for the empirical analysis of state-level. The datasets of monthly and quarterly observations are updated in real-time through the FRED database.
"Tax Progressivity, Economic Booms, and Trickle-Up Economics"
with
Laura E. Jackson and Christopher Otrok
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 2019-034D, June 2022
"A Flexible Finite-Horizon Alternative To Long-run Restrictions With An Application To Technology Shocks"
with
Riccardo DiCecio, Neville Francis, and Jennifer E. Roush
Review of Economics and Statistics, October 2014, Vol. 96, No. 4, pp. 638–647
Working Paper
Online appendix
https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_00406
"Are Government Spending Multipliers Greater During Periods of Slack? Evidence from 20th Century Historical Data"
with
Valerie A. Ramey and Sarah Zubairy
American Economic Review, May 2013, Vol. 103, No. 3, pp. 129-134
Working Paper
https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.103.3.129
"Multivariate Forecast Evaluation and Rationality Testing"
with
Ivana Komunjer
Review of Economics and Statistics, November 2012, Vol. 94, No. 4, pp. 1066-80
Working Paper
Online appendix
https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_00215
"The Propagation of Regional Recessions"
with
James D. Hamilton
Review of Economics and Statistics, November 2012, Vol. 94, No. 4, pp. 935-47
Working Paper
https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_00197
"Business Cycle Phases in U.S. States"
with
Jeremy M. Piger and Howard J. Wall
Review of Economics and Statistics, November 2005, Vol. 87, No. 4, pp. 604-16
Working Paper
https://doi.org/10.1162/003465305775098198