Economists
Tyler Atkinson
Senior Business Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Tyler Atkinson is a senior business economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
Atkinson, who joined the Bank in 2010, analyzes U.S. economic growth, inflation, labor market trends and the role of monetary policy. His research interests include economic forecasting and the macroeconomic effects of the zero lower bound on interest rates.
He earned an MS in economics from Boston College and a BS in economics from Texas A&M University.
Publications
- “Venture Capital Restrained After Sarbanes–Oxley,” with John V. Duca, Economics Letters, vol. 175, February 2019, pp. 84–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2018.12.018.
See also: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Working Paper no. 1707, August 2017.
Working Papers
- The Zero Lower Bound and Estimation Accuracy No. 1804 (Revised February 2019)February 2019.
Dallas Fed Publications
- Is inflation still slowing? Early 2025 data pivotal to outlook Dallas Fed EconomicsFebruary 11, 2025.
- Rising unemployment doesn’t counter signs of strong GDP growth Dallas Fed EconomicsDecember 3, 2024.
- Rising unemployment does not mean recession is inevitable Dallas Fed EconomicsOctober 8, 2024.
- Running the economy hotter for longer could steepen Phillips curve Dallas Fed EconomicsJuly 16, 2024.
- Initial unemployment claims appear stable over past several months Dallas Fed EconomicsJune 28, 2022.
- "America’s Missing Workers Are Primarily Middle Educated," with Alan Armen, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Economic Letter, vol. 12, no. 4, March 2017.
- "Is Rising Unemployment an Early Warning of State-Level Recession?" with Alan Armen, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Economic Letter, vol. 11, no. 8, July 2016.
- "Assessing the Costs and Consequences of the 2007–09 Financial Crisis and Its Aftermath," with David Luttrell and Harvey Rosenblum, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Economic Letter, vol. 8, no. 7, September 2013.
- "How Bad Was It? The Costs and Consequences of the 2007–09 Financial Crisis," with David Luttrell and Harvey Rosenblum, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Staff Papers, no. 20, July 2013.
- "High Unemployment Points to Below-Target (But Still Stable) Inflation," with Evan F. Koenig, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Economic Letter, vol. 7, no. 12, October 2012.
- "Inflation, Slack, and Fed Credibility," with Evan F. Koenig, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Staff Papers, no. 16, January 2012.
- "Gauging the Odds of a Double-Dip Recession Amid Signals and Slowdowns," with Harvey Rosenblum, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Economic Letter, vol. 5, no. 12, December 2010.