Meet the Researchers
Kirstin E. Wells
Principal Economist
FedNow Oversight Coordination and Strategy Section
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
202-452-2962
[email protected]
[email protected]
Education
- Ph.D., Public Policy, UNC Charlotte, 2009
Current Research Topics
- Payment system modernization
Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2017 - present
- Governance of Payment Systems: A Theoretical Framework and Cross-Country Comparison
Bruce J. Summers and Kirstin E. Wells
Journal of Financial Market Infrastructures (2014)
https://doi.org/10.21314/JFMI.2014.038 - Do Transit-Dependent Neighborhoods, Receive Inferior Bus Access? A Neighborhood Analysis in Four U.S. Cities
Kirstin Wells and Jean-Claude Thill
Journal of Urban Affairs (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9906.2011.00575.x - Evaluating the Potential of Immediate Funds Transfer for General-Purpose Payments in the United States
Katy Jacob and Kirstin E. Wells
Chicago Fed Letter (2011) - Emergence of Immediate Funds Transfer as a General-Purpose Means of Payment
Bruce J. Summers and Kirstin E. Wells
Economic Perspectives (2011) - Enhancing Financial Stability: The Case of Financial Market Utilities
Anna L. Paulson and Kirstin E. Wells
Chicago Fed Letter (2010) - Transit Riders and Access to Bus Service: A Neighborhood Analysis
Kirstin E. Wells
Dissertations (University of North Carolina) (2009) - Efficiency and Risk in Small-Value, Cross-Border Payments: The North American Case
Jeffrey C. Marquardt, Bruce J. Summers, and Kirstin E. Wells
Regulation and supervision of financial institutions in the NAFTA countries and beyond (1997) - Are Checks Overused?
Kirstin E. Wells
Quarterly Review (1996) - Efficiency and Risk in Small-Value, Cross-Border Payments: The North American Case
Jeffrey C. Marquardt, Bruce J. Summers, and Kirstin E. Wells
North American Journal of Economics and Finance (1996)
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1062-9408(96)90007-8
Last Update:
August 2, 2024