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Research Staff and Resources

Research and Statistics Staff | Financial Structure Section
Kenneth P. Brevoort
Senior Economist
Financial Structure Section
Division of Research and Statistics

Contact Information
kenneth.p.brevoort@frb.gov

Fields of Interest
Industrial Organization
Banking and Financial Institutions
Urban Rural and Regional Economics

Education
Ph.D., Economics, The Ohio State University, 2002
M.S., Economics, University of Delaware, 1995
B.A., Political Science, University of Delaware, 1992

Professional Experience
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2001-present

Selected Publications

  • Credit Card Redlining Revisited, Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2009-39. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2009.
  • ''The 2008 HMDA Data: The Mortgage Market During a Turbulent Year'' (with Robert B. Avery, Neil Bhutta, Glenn B. Canner, and others), Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol. (September 2009).
  • ''Credit Scoring and Its Effects on the Availability and Affordability of Credit'' (with Robert B. Avery and Glenn B. Canner), Journal of Consumer Affairs, vol. 43 (Fall 2009), pp. 516-537.
  • ''Does Distance Matter in Banking?'' (with John D. Wolken), in P. Alessandrini, M. Fratianni, A. Zazzaro, eds., The Changing Geography of Banking and Finance. New York: Springer, 2009.
  • ''The 2007 HMDA Data'' (with Robert B. Avery and Glenn B. Canner), Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol. (December 2008), pp. A107-A146.
  • ''The 2006 HMDA Data'' (with Robert B. Avery and Glenn B. Canner), Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol. (December 2007), pp. A73-A109.
  • ''Opportunities and Issues in Using HMDA Data'' (with Robert B. Avery and Glenn B. Canner), Journal of Real Estate Research, vol. 29 (October 2007), pp. 351-379.
  • ''Higher-Priced Home Lending and the 2005 HMDA Data'' (with Robert B. Avery and Glenn B. Canner), Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol. 92 (September 2006), pp. A123-A166.
  • ''Successful Monopolization through Predation: The National Cash Register Company'' (with Howard P. Marvel), in John B. Kirkwood, ed., Antitrust Law and Economics. New York: Elsevier, 2004.
  • ''The Perceived Size of Small Business Banking Markets'' (with Dean F. Amel), Journal of Competition Law and Economics, vol. 1 (December 2005), pp. 771-784.
  • ''Who Competes with Whom? The Case of Depository Institutions'' (with Robert M. Adams and Elizabeth K. Kiser), Journal of Industrial Economics, vol. 55 (March 2007), pp. 141-167.
  • ''Commercial Lending and Distance: Evidence from Community Reinvestment Act Data'' (with Timothy Hannan), Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, vol. 38 (December 2006), pp. 1991-2012.

Last update: December 4, 2009