Meet the Researchers
Michael Siemer
Principal Economist
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies Section
Research and Statistics
Education
- Ph.D., Economics, Boston University, 2013
- M.A., Economics, Simon Fraser University, 2007
Current Research Topics
- Financial constraints & employment
- International transmission of risk/uncertainty
Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2013 - present
- The 2023 Banking Turmoil and the Bank Term Funding Program
David Glancy, Felicia Ionescu, Elizabeth Klee, Antonis Kotidis, Michael Siemer, and Andrei Zlate
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2024)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2024.045 - Debt Flexibility
Rhys Bidder, Nicolas Crouzet, Margaret M. Jacobson, and Michael Siemer
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2023)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2023.076 - Considerations Regarding Inflation Ranges
Hess Chung, Brian M. Doyle, James Hebden, and Michael Siemer
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2020)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2020.075 - The Great Recession and a Missing Generation of Exporters
William F. Lincoln, Andrew H. McCallum, and Michael Siemer
FEDS Notes (2020)
https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.2531
See also » FRB Working Paper (2017) - The Great Recession and a Missing Generation of Exporters
William F. Lincoln, Andrew H. McCallum, and Michael Siemer
IMF Economic Review (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1057/s41308-019-00091-3
See also » FRB Working Paper (2017) - Employment Effects of Financial Constraints during the Great Recession
Michael Siemer
Review of Economics and Statistics (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_00733 - Firm Entry and Macroeconomic Dynamics: A State-level Analysis
Francois Gourio, Todd Messer, and Michael Siemer
American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.p20161052
See also » FRB Working Paper (2016) - Learning, Rare Disasters, and Asset Prices
Yang K. Lu and Michael Siemer
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2013)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2013.85 - International Risk Cycles
Francois Gourio, Michael Siemer, and Adrien Verdelhan
Journal of International Economics (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2011.10.001
Awards
- 2013
Boston University Department of Economics
IED Research Grant
- 2012
Boston University Department of Economics
Research Fellowship
- 2011
Research Grants Council of Hong Kong
General Reserach Fund #643811 (Co-Investigator)
- 2011
Boston University Department of Economics
Summer Research Grant
- 2008
Boston University Department of Economics
Distinction Macroeconomics Qualifying Exam
- 2007
Boston University
Fellow of the Dean of Arts and Sciences
- 2006
Simon Fraser University
Graduate Fellowship
- 2004
German National Academic Foundation
German National Academic Foundation Scholarship
Referee
- Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Economics Letters
Last Update:
September 9, 2024