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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

Sung Je Byun

Sung Je Byun

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

J. Scott  Davis

J. Scott Davis

Assistant Vice President
Open economy macroeconomics

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

Garrett  Golding

Garrett Golding

Senior Business Economist
Oil and gas markets

Sewon  Hur

Sewon Hur

Principal Research Economist
Macroeconomics, international economics, economic growth

Emily  Kerr

Emily Kerr

Senior Business Economist
Regional economics, agriculture

Lutz  Kilian

Lutz Kilian

Vice President
Time series econometrics, empirical macroeconomics, energy economics

Lucie  Lebeau

Lucie Lebeau

Research Economist
Macroeconomics, monetary economics, OTC markets, markets with frictions, bargaining

Haoyang  Liu

Haoyang Liu

Principal Research Economist
Real estate, mortgage-backed securities, econometrics

Enrique  Martínez García

Enrique Martínez García

Assistant Vice President
International macroeconomics (open-economy macroeconomics) and finance, macroeconomics and 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 M. Orrenius

Pia M. 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

Kunal  Patel

Kunal Patel

Senior Business Economist
Energy: oil and gas sector

Michael  Plante

Michael Plante

Principal Research Economist
Macroeconomics, monetary policy, energy economics

David  Rapson

David Rapson

Assistant Vice President
Energy and environmental economics, industrial organization, applied microeconomics, climate policy

Alexander W. Richter

Alexander W. Richter

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

Pon  Sagnanert

Pon Sagnanert

Senior Financial Economist
Financial sector and policy analysis, global financial market developments, monetary policy, international economics

Alessio  Saretto

Alessio Saretto

Assistant Vice President
Empirical asset pricing, capital structure, credit risk, structured finance

Seth  Searls

Seth Searls

Vice President
Global financial market developments

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

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 and structural change, international trade and global value chains, international trade and long-run growth

Mariam  Yousuf

Mariam Yousuf

Business Economist
Banking, regional economics

Xiaohan  Zhang

Xiaohan Zhang

Senior Research Economist
Early childhood interventions, education, health care, housing, retirement

Xiaoqing  Zhou

Xiaoqing Zhou

Assistant Vice President
Household finance, macroeconomics, energy economics

Banking & Finance

Alessio Saretto (Group Head)
Assistant Vice President

Energy

Lutz Kilian (Group Head)
Vice President

  • David Rapson
    Assistant Vice President
  • Reid Taylor
    Research Economist

Financial Sector & Policy Analysis

Seth Searls (Group Head)
Vice President

International

Enrique Martínez García (Group Head)
Assistant Vice President

Macroeconomics

Alexander W. Richter (Group Head)
Vice President

Monetary Policy

Jim Dolmas (Group Head)
Assistant Vice President

  • Ron Mau
    Senior Business Economist

Regional/Microeconomics

Pia M. Orrenius (Group Head)
Vice President

  • Laila Assanie
    Senior Business Economist
  • Isabel Brizuela
    Business Economist, El Paso Branch
  • Jesus Cañas
    Senior Business Economist
  • Samuel Dodini
    Senior Research Economist
  • Emily Kerr
    Senior Business Economist