Meet the Researchers
Jane E. Ihrig
Senior Adviser
Program Direction Section
Monetary Affairs
202-452-3372
[email protected]
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Education
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Minnesota, 1995
- B.S., Mathematics and Economics, Carnegie Mellon University, 1987
Current Research Topics
- Monetary Policy Implementation
Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2000 - presentVisiting Economist & Policy Adviser
Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis
2018 - 2019Chief Economist
Council of Economic Advisers, White House
2008Assistant Professor
University of Virginia
1995 - 2000
- The Federal Reserve’s responses to the post-Covid period of high inflation
Jane Ihrig and Chris Waller
FEDS Notes (2024)
https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.3455 - Curriculum lag challenges and strategies for LT principles: Lessons from closing the monetary policy curriculum gap
Jame Ihrig, Mary Clare Peate, and Scott Wolla
Journal of Economic Education (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1080/00220485.2024.2304896 - How are Banks and the Fed Linked? Teaching Key Concepts Today
Jane Ihrig, Gretchen Weinbach, and Scott Wolla
Review of Political Economy (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1080/09538259.2022.2040906 - Closing the Curriculum Gap by Updating Content Standards and Guidelines for Teaching Monetary Policy
Jane Ihrig and Scott Wolla
American Economist (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1177/05694345221085678 - Let’s close the gap: Updating the textbook treatment of monetary policy
Jane Ihrig and Scott Wolla
Journal of Economic Education (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1080/00220485.2022.2075509 - How Does the Fed Use Its Monetary Policy Tools to Influence the Economy?
Jane Ihrig and Scott A. Wolla
Page One Economics (2022) - How Dynamic is Bank Liquidity, Including when the COVID-19 Pandemic First Set In?
Jane Ihrig, Cindy M. Vojtech, Gretchen C. Weinbach, and Maureen Cowhey
FEDS Notes (2021)
https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.2969 - The Federal Reserve's Early Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jane Ihrig and Scott Wolla
Social Education (2021) - Closing the Monetary Policy Curriculum Gap: A Primer for Educators Making the Transition to Teaching the Fed's Ample-Reserves Framework
Jane Ihrig and Scott A. Wolla
FEDS Notes (2020)
https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.2754 - Let's Close the Gap: Revising Teaching Materials to Reflect How the Federal Reserve Implements Monetary Policy
Jane Ihrig and Scott Wolla
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2020)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2020.092 - COVID-19’s Effects on the Economy and the Fed’s Response
Jane Ihrig, Gretchen C. Weinbach, and Scott A. Wolla
Page One Economics: Econ Primer (2020) - The Fed’s New Monetary Policy Tools
Jane Ihrig and Scott A. Wolla
Page One Economics: Econ Primer (2020) - Fixing the "Curriculum Lag" in Economics: The New Tools the Fed is Using to Influence the Economy
Jane Ihrig and Scott Wolla
Social Education (2020) - The Fed’s “Ample-Reserves” Approach to Implementing Monetary Policy
Jane Ihrig, Zeynep Senyuz, and Gretchen C. Weinbach
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2020)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2020.022 - How Have Banks Been Managing the Composition of High-Quality Liquid Assets?
Jane Ihrig, Edward Kim, Cindy M. Vojtech, and Gretchen Cope Weinbach
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review (2019)
https://doi.org/10.20955/r.101.177-201
See also » FRB Working Paper (2017) - Expectations about the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet and the Term Structure of Interest Rates
Jane Ihrig, Elizabeth Klee, Canlin Li, Min Wei, and Joe Kachovec
International Journal of Central Banking (2018)
See also » FRB Working Paper (2012) - Projected Evolution of the SOMA Portfolio and the 10-Year Treasury Term Premium Effect
Brian Bonis, Jane Ihrig, and Min Wei
FEDS Notes (2017)
https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.2081 - How Does the Fed Adjust its Securities Holdings and Who is Affected?
Jane Ihrig, Lawrence Mize, and Gretchen C. Weinbach
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2017)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2017.099 - How Have the Fed's Three Rate Hikes Passed Through to Selected Short-term Interest Rates?
Alyssa Anderson, Jane Ihrig, Mary-Frances Styczynski, and Gretchen C. Weinbach
FEDS Notes (2017)
https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.2005 - The Federal Reserve's Tools for Policy Normalization in a Preferred Habitat Model of Financial Markets
Han Chen, James A. Clouse, Jane Ihrig, and Elizabeth Klee
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1111/jmcb.12322
See also » FRB Working Paper (2014) - Rewriting Monetary Policy 101: What's the Fed's Preferred Post-Crisis Approach to Raising Interest Rates?
Jane E. Ihrig, Ellen E. Meade, and Gretchen C. Weinbach
Journal of Economic Perspectives (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1257/jep.29.4.177 - The Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet and Earnings: A Primer and Projections
Seth Carpenter, Jane Ihrig, Elizabeth Klee, Daniel Quinn, and Alexander Boote
International Journal of Central Banking (2015)
See also » FRB Working Paper (2012) - Analyzing Federal Reserve Asset Purchases: From Whom Does the Fed Buy?
Seth Carpenter, Selva Demiralp, Jane Ihrig, and Elizabeth Klee
Journal of Banking & Finance (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2014.04.029
See also » FRB Working Paper (2013) - Some Simple Tests of the Globalization and Inflation Hypothesis
Jane Ihrig, Steven B. Kamin, Deborah Lindner, and Jaime Marquez
International Finance (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2362.2010.01268.x
See also » FRB Working Paper (2007) - Biofuels Impact on Crop and Food Prices: Using an Interactive Spreadsheet
Scott L. Baier, Mark Clements, Charles W. Griffiths, and Jane Ihrig
International Finance Discussion Papers (2009)
https://doi.org/10.17016/IFDP.2009.967 - The Influence of Technology on Foreign Direct Investment
Jane Ihrig
American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings (2005)
https://doi.org/10.1257/000282805774669664 - Monetary Policy and Exchange Rate Pass-Through
Joseph E. Gagnon and Jane Ihrig
International Journal of Finance & Economics (2004)
https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.253
See also » FRB Working Paper (2001) - An Empirical Analysis of Inflation in OECD Countries
Jane Ihrig and Jaime Marquez
International Finance (2004)
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1367-0271.2004.00129.x
See also » FRB Working Paper (2003) - Lurking in the Shadows: The Informal Sector and Government Policy
Jane Ihrig and Karine S. Moe
Journal of Development Economics (2004)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2003.04.004 - Monetary Policy and Exchange Rate Pass-Through
Joseph E. Gagnon and Jane Ihrig
International Finance Discussion Papers (2001)
https://doi.org/10.17016/IFDP.2001.704 - Tax Policies and Informal Employment: The Asian Experience
Jane Ihrig and Karine S. Moe
Asian Economic Journal (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8381.00150 - Exchange-Rate Hedging: Financial versus Operational Strategies
George Allayannis, Jane Ihrig, and James P. Weston
American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.91.2.391 - Exposure and Markups
George Allayannis and Jane Ihrig
Review of Financial Studies (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/14.3.805 - Multinationals' Response to Repatriation Restrictions
Jane Ihrig
Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control (2000)
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1889(99)00014-7
seminar
10/21/2020Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis
Monetary Policy in Ordinary and Extraordinary Times https://www.stlouisfed.org/education/econ-lowdown-webinar-series/monetary-policy-in-ordinary-a
discussion
5/29/2019Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis
Women in Economics Podcast https://www.stlouisfed.org/timely-topics/women-in-economics/jane-ihrig
Last Update:
August 2, 2024