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Jean-Philippe Laforte

Group Manager Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies Section Research and Statistics
[email protected]

Education

  • Ph.D., Economics, Princeton University, 2008
  • M.A., Economics, Queens University, 1997
  • B.Sc., Economics, University of Montreal, 1996
Current Research Topics
  • DSGE modeling
  • FRB/US Model
  • Economist

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2004 - 2009
  • Principal Economist

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2009 - present
  • Group Manager

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2014 - present
  • Estimates of r* Consistent with a Supply-Side Structure and a Monetary Policy Rule for the U.S. Economy
    Manuel González-Astudillo and Jean-Philippe Laforte
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2020.085
  • Real-time Historical Estimates of the Output Gap
    Luke Van Cleve, Jean-Philippe Laforte, and Andrea Stella
    FEDS Notes (2019)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.2460
  • Overview of the Changes to the FRB/US Model (2018)
    Jean-Philippe Laforte
    FEDS Notes (2018)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.2306
  • November 2014 Update of the FRB/US Model
    Jean-Philippe Laforte and John M. Roberts
    FEDS Notes (2014)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.0036
  • Have We Underestimated the Likelihood and Severity of Zero Lower Bound Events?
    Hess Chung, Jean-Philippe Laforte, David Reifschneider, and John C. Williams
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (2012)
    https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1538-4616.2011.00478.x
  • Estimating the Macroeconomic Effects of the Fed's Asset Purchases
    Hess Chung, Jean-Philippe Laforte, David Reifschneider, and John C. Williams
    FRBSF Economic Letter (2011)
  • Documentation of the Estimated, Dynamic, Optimization- Based (EDO) Model of the U.S. Economy
    Hess Chung, Michael T. Kiley, and Jean-Philippe Laforte
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2010)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2010.29
  • A Comparison of Forecast Performance between Federal Reserve Staff Forecasts, Simple Reduced-Form Models, and a DSGE Model
    Rochelle M. Edge, Michael T. Kiley, and Jean-Philippe Laforte
    Journal of Applied Econometrics (2010)
    https://doi.org/10.1002/jae.1175
    See also » FRB Working Paper (2009)
  • Macroeconometrics with Bayesian Estimation of Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Models
    Jean-Philippe Laforte
    Princeton University (2008)
  • Natural Rate Measures in an Estimated DSGE Model of the U.S. Economy
    Rochelle M. Edge, Michael T. Kiley, and Jean-Philippe Laforte
    Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control (2008)
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2007.09.011
    See also » FRB Working Paper (2007)
  • Pricing Models: A Bayesian DSGE Approach for the U.S. Economy
    Jean-Philippe Laforte
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (2007)
    https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1538-4616.2007.00018.x
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Last Update: August 2, 2024