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glenn.r.follette@frb.gov
Education
- Ph.D., Economics, Georgetown University, 1988
- M.A., Economics, Georgetown University, 1984
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, 1979
Current Research Topics
- Counter-cyclical Fiscal Policy
- Health Reform
Fields of Interest
Professional Experience
Chief, Fiscal Analysis
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- 2010 - present
Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- 1988 - 2000
Administrator
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- 1994 - 1997
Senior Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- 2000 - 2010
Publications
- Follette, Glenn, and Byron F. Lutz (Forthcoming). "Fiscal Rules, what does the American Experience Tell Us?" Fiscal Policy: Lessons from the Crisis.
- Lutz, Byron F., and Glenn Follette (2012). "Fiscal Rules: What does the American Experience Tell Us?" Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2012-38. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Follette, Glenn, and Byron F. Lutz, eds. (2011). Fiscal Policy in the United States: Automatic Stabilizers, Discretionary Fiscal Policy Actions, and the Economy, Fiscal Policy: Lessons from the Crisis vol. Feb. Perugia: Banca d’Italia.
- Follette, Glenn, and Byron F. Lutz (2010). "Fiscal Policy in the United States: Automatic Stabilizers, Discretionary Fiscal Policy Actions, and the Economy," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2010-43. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Follette, Glenn, Andrea Kusko, and Byron Lutz (2009). "State and Local Finances and the Macroeconomy: The High-Employment Budget and Fiscal Impetus," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2009-05. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Follette, Glenn, and Louise Sheiner, eds. (2008). An Examination of Health Spending Growth in the United States: Past Trends and Future Prospects, Fiscal Sustainability: Analytical Developments and Emerging Policy Issues vol. Apr. Perugia: Banca d’Italia.
- Follette, Glenn, Andrea Kusko, and Byron Lutz (2008). "State and Local Finances and the Macroeconomy: The High-Employment Budget and Fiscal Impetus," National Tax Journal, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 531-545.
- Follette, Glenn, and Louise Sheiner (2005). "The Sustainability of Health Spending Growth," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2005-60. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Cohen, Darrel, and Glenn Follette (2003). "Forecasting Exogenous Fiscal Variables in the United States," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2003-59. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Cohen, Darrel, and Glenn Follette (2000). "The Automatic Fiscal Stabilizers: Quietly Doing their Thing," Federal Reserve Bank of New York Economic Policy Review, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 35-67.
- Cohen, Darrel, and Glenn Follette (1999). "The Automatic Fiscal Stabilizers: Quietly Doing their Thing," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 1999-64. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Follette, Glenn Reith (1988). "Consumption Asset Markets and Government Policy: Three Essays in the Microfoundations of Macroeconomics Traditions," Ph.D dissertation, Georgetown University.
Presentations
conference
January 2012
AEA Annual Meetings
Comments on "From First Release to Ex-Post Fiscal Data: Exploring the Sources of Revision Errors in the EU"
conference
March 2011
Banca D'Italia Workshop on Fiscal Policy
Fiscal Rules, What Does the American Experience Tell Us?
conference
March 2010
Banca D'Italia Workshop on Fiscal Policy
Fiscal Policy in the United States: Automatic Stabilizers, Discretionary Fiscal Policy Actions and the Economy
conference
May 2008
National Tax Association, Spring Symposium
State and Local Finances and the Macroeconomy: High-employment Budget and Fiscal Impetus
conference
April 2008
Banca D'Italia Workshop on Fiscal Policy
A Microeconomic Perspective on the Sustainability of Health Spending Growth in the United States
conference
December 2006
ECB Fiscal Workshop
Forecasting Government Spending and Taxes in the United States: Data, Methods, and Forecast Accuracy
Other Activities
Last update:
March 13, 2013
