Meet the Researchers
Eirik E. Brandsaas
Senior Economist
Household and Business Spending Section
Research and Statistics
Education
- Ph.D., Economics and Finance, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2021
- M.S., Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2018
- M.Phil., Economics, University of Oslo, 2014
- B.A., Economics, University of Bergen, 2012
Current Research Topics
- Stock market participation, homeownership,
- family economics, intergenerational savings
Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2021 - present
- From Plans to Starts: Examining Recent Trends in Manufacturing Plant Construction
Eirik Eylands Brandsaas, Robert Kurtzman, and Joseph Nichols
FEDS Notes (2025)
https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.3667 - Partial Homeownership: A Quantitative Analysis
Eirik Eylands Brandsaas and Jens Kvaerner
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2024)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2024.070 - Nonresidential construction spending is likely not as weak as it seems
Eirik Brandsaas, Daniel Garcia, Joseph Nichols, and Kyra Sadovi
FEDS Notes (2023)
https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.3283
Referee
- Management Science
- Journal of Banking and Finance
- Economic Theory
Last Update:
February 24, 2025