Contact Information
202-4522337
ricardo.p.nunes@frb.gov

Fields of Interest
Macroeconomics
Fiscal Policy
Monetary Economics

Education
Ph.D., Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2007
M.Sc., Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2003
B.S., Economics, Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa, 2001

Professional Experience
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2007-present
Economist, Bank of Portugal, 2001-2002

Selected Publications

• ''On the Epidemiological Microfoundations of Sticky Information,'' Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, vol. 71 (October 2009).
• ''Learning the Inflation Target,'' Macroeconomic Dynamics, vol. 13 (2009), pp. 167-188.
• The macroeconomic effects of external pressures on monetary policy (with Davide Debortoli), International Finance Discussion Papers 944. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2008.
• Simple Monetary Rules Under Fiscal Dominance (with Michael Kumhof and Irina Yakadina), International Finance Discussion Papers 937. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2008.
• Political Disagreement, Lack of Commitment and the Level of Debt (with Davide Debortoli), International Finance Discussion Papers 938. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2008.
• Loose Commitment (with Davide Debortoli), International Finance Discussion Papers 916. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2007.