Justin R. Pierce

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Justin R. Pierce

Chief Trade and Financial Studies Section International Finance

202-452-2980
[email protected]

Education

Ph.D., Economics, Georgetown University, 2009
M.A., Economics, Georgetown University, 2005
B.A., Economics, George Washington University, 2001

Section Chief
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2023 - present
Group Manager
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2022 - 2023
Principal Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2016 - 2022
Senior Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2014 - 2016
Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2011 - 2014
Economist
Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau
2009 - 2011

Disentangling the Effects of the 2018-2019 Tariffs on a Globally Connected U.S. Manufacturing Sector
Aaron Flaaen and Justin Pierce
Review of Economics and Statistics (Forthcoming)
https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01498
See also » FRB Working Paper (2019)
Tariff Rate Uncertainty and the Structure of Supply Chains
Sebastian Heise, Justin R. Pierce, Georg Schaur, and Peter K. Schott
International Finance Discussion Papers (2024)
https://doi.org/10.17016/IFDP.2024.1389
Assessing the Extent of Trade Fragmentation
Justin R. Pierce and David Yu
FEDS Notes (2023)
https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.3387
Bill of lading data in international trade research with an application to the COVID-19 pandemic
Aaron Flaaen, Flora Haberkorn, Logan Lewis, Anderson Monken, Justin Pierce, Rosemary Rhodes, and Madeleine Yi
Review of International Economics (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1111/roie.12657
See also » FRB Working Paper (2021)
Did trade liberalization with China influence US elections?
Yi Che, Yi Lu, Justin R. Pierce, Peter K. Schott, and Zhigang Tao
Journal of International Economics (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2022.103652
See also » FRB Working Paper (2016)
Factors Affecting Recent U.S. Tariffs on Imports from China
Aaron Flaaen, Kathryn Langemeier, and Justin Pierce
FEDS Notes (2021)
https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.2863
Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties
Justin R. Pierce and Peter K. Schott
American Economic Review: Insights (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1257/aeri.20180396
See also » FRB Working Paper (2016)
Disentangling the Effects of the 2018-2019 Tariffs on a Globally Connected U.S. Manufacturing Sector
Aaron Flaaen and Justin Pierce
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2019)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2019.086
Investment Responses to Trade Liberalization: Evidence from U.S. Industries and Establishments
Justin R. Pierce and Peter K. Schott
Journal of International Economics (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2018.09.005
See also » FRB Working Paper (2017)
New Perspectives on the Decline of US Manufacturing Employment
Teresa C. Fort, Justin R. Pierce, and Peter K. Schott
Journal of Economic Perspectives (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1257/jep.32.2.47
See also » FRB Working Paper (2018)
Some Characteristics of the Decline in Manufacturing Capacity Utilization
Justin Pierce and Emily Wisniewski
FEDS Notes (2018)
https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.2162
Evidence for the Effects of Mergers on Market Power and Efficiency
Bruce A. Blonigen and Justin R. Pierce
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2016)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2016.082
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
Justin R. Pierce and Peter K. Schott
American Economic Review (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20131578
See also » FRB Working Paper (2014)
Antidumping Duties and Plant-Level Restructuring
Justin R. Pierce
Review of Industrial Organization (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11151-013-9386-8
See also » FRB Working Paper (2013)
Are All Trade Protection Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
Bruce A. Blonigen, Benjamin H. Liebman, Justin R. Pierce, and Wesley W. Wilson
Journal of International Economics (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2012.08.009
See also » FRB Working Paper (2012)
A Concordance Between Ten-Digit U.S. Harmonized System Codes and SIC/NAICS Product Classes and Industries
Justin Pierce and Peter Schott
Journal of Economic and Social Measurement (2012)
https://doi.org/10.3233/JEM-2012-0351
See also » FRB Working Paper (2011)
Concording U.S. Harmonized System Codes Over Time
Justin R. Pierce and Peter K. Schott
Journal of Official Statistics (2012)
See also » FRB Working Paper (2012)
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
Justin R. Pierce
Journal of International Economics (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2011.07.006
See also » FRB Working Paper (2011)
Making sense of Africa's Infrastructure Endowment: A Benchmarking Approach
Tito Yepes, Justin Pierce, and Vivien Foster
Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009)

seminar
January 2016
Washington International Trade Group
Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties
seminar
April 2019
Drexel University
Did Trade Liberalization with China Influence U.S. Elections?
seminar
September 2016
College of William and Mary
Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties
conference
June 2018
CESifo Venice Summer Institute
Did Trade Liberalization with China Influence U.S. Elections?
seminar
March 2019
Georgia Tech
Did Trade Liberalization with China Influence U.S. Elections?
conference
June 2016
ERWIT Copenhagen
Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties
conference
December 2019
Atlanta Trade Workshop
Did Trade Liberalization with China Influence U.S. Elections?
seminar
May 2017
Dartmouth College
Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties
seminar
September 2018
Indiana University
Did Trade Liberalization with China Influence U.S. Elections?
conference
March 2017
Tulane University Workshop
Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties
seminar
February 2017
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties
conference
September 2017
University of Cambridge Workshop
Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties
seminar
February 2016
U.S. Centers for Disease Control
Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties
seminar
February 2016
The World Bank
Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties
seminar
January 2018
American University
Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties
seminar
January 2020
U.S. International Trade Commission
Tariff Rate Uncertainty and the Structure of Supply Chains
seminar
June 2016
Inter American Development Bank
Tariff Rate Uncertainty and the Structure of Supply Chains
seminar
October 2015
University of Oregon
Tariff Rate Uncertainty and the Structure of Supply Chains
conference
May 2019
Federal Reserve System Applied Micro Conference, San Francisco Fed
Evidence for the Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Market Power and Efficiency
seminar
May 2017
U.S. Department of Justice
Evidence for the Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Market Power and Efficiency
seminar
November 2016
Aarhus University
Evidence for the Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Market Power and Efficiency
conference
April 2016
IIOC
Evidence for the Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Market Power and Efficiency
conference
April 2016
Midwest Economic Association
Evidence for the Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Market Power and Efficiency
conference
September 2015
Stanford University RDC Conference
Evidence for the Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Market Power and Efficiency
seminar
October 2014
Georgetown University
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
April 2014
Renmin University of China
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
April 2014
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
December 2013
Syracuse University
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
November 2013
University of Richmond
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
October 2013
Empirical Investigations in International Trade
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
September 2013
Comparative Analysis of Enterprise Data
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
July 2013
NBER Summer Institute (ITI)
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
April 2013
CESifo
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
February 2013
University of Hong Kong
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
February 2013
U.S. International Trade Commission
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
February 2013
The George Washington University
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
January 2013
Washington, D.C. International Trade Research Group
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
November 2011
Southern Economic Association
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
July 2011
Council of Economic Advisors
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
June 2011
Georgetown Center for Economic Research
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
May 2011
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
November 2010
Advances in International Trade: Trade Empirics
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
October 2010
Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
November 2012
Southern Economic Association Annual Meetings
Trade Liberalization and International Sourcing of Inputs
seminar
April 2012
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
seminar
April 2012
University of Wisconsin Whitewater
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
seminar
August 2011
University of Virginia
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
conference
November 2010
Southern Economic Association
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
seminar
October 2010
Vassar College
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
conference
September 2010
Midwest International Economics Group
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
seminar
April 2010
Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
seminar
May 2011
Board of Governors of the Federal Reseve System
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
conference
March 2010
Midwest Economic Association
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
conference
October 2009
Comparative Analysis of Enterprise Data Meetings
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
conference
June 2009
Econometric Society North American Summer Meetings
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
conference
May 2009
Midwest International Economics Group
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
conference
April 2009
George Washington University/World Bank Antidumping Conference
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
seminar
October 2008
Georgetown University
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
seminar
October 2008
Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
conference
March 2008
Midwest Economic Association
Trade Liberalization, Productivity and Input Variety: Evidence from Colombian Manufacturers

Professional Affiliation

Conference on Research in Income and Wealth
Special Sworn Status Researcher, U.S. Census Bureau

Last Update: December 23, 2024

Meet the Researchers

Justin R. Pierce

Education

Section Chief

Group Manager

Principal Economist

Senior Economist

Economist

Economist

Professional Affiliation