Senior Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Anil Kumar is a senior economist in the regional group of Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Kumar joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas in 2004. His research focuses primarily on estimation of behavioral effects of taxation, public and private pensions on labor supply and household saving. His recent research also includes tests of purchasing power parity and estimating the labor market effects of trade. His articles have appeared or are forthcoming in such publications as the Journal of Public Economics, Economics Letters, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Applied Economics Letters, and the Dallas Fed's Economic Letter, and Southwest Economy. Before joining the Bank, Kumar worked in various positions in the civil service in India. He obtained a Ph.D. in economics and M.S. in applied statistics from Syracuse University, New York, in 2004. He also has a B.A. in economics from University of Delhi and a management degree from University of Bombay, India.