Research Staff and Resources

Contact Information
202-452-2609
brahima.coulibaly@frb.gov

Fields of Interest
Macroeconomics
International Finance
Econometrics and Statistics

Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan, 2005
M.A., Economics, University of Michigan, 2001
B.A., Statistics, University of California Berkeley, 1997

Professional Experience
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2004-present
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Economics Georgetown University, 2006
Research Associate, Institute for Social Research University of Michigan, 2000-2004
Graduate Student Instructor, Economics Department University of Michigan, 2000
Consultant, Applied Decision Analysis - PWC, 1997-1999
Consultant, KPMG Peat Marwick, 1996

Selected Publications

• ''South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Two Step: Social Demands versus Macro Stability '' (with Trevon Logan), American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings (forthcoming).
• ''Choice of Mortgage Contracts: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances,'' Real Estate Economics (forthcoming).
• ''The Role of China in Asia: Engine, Conduit, or Steamroller?'' (with Jane Haltmaier, Ahmed Shaghil, Beth Anne Wilson, and others), in Dr. Linda Yueh, ed., The Future of Asian Trade and Growth: Economic Development with the Emergence of China. London: Routledge, 2009.
• ''Effects of Financial Autarky and Integration: The Case of the South Africa Embargo,'' Journal of International Money and Finance, vol. 28 (2009), pp. 454-478.
• ''Currency Unions and Currency Crises: An Empirical Assessment,'' International Journal of Finance and Economics (February 2008).
• ''Do Homeowners Increase Consumption After the Last Mortgage Payment? An Alternative Test of the Permanent Income Hypothesis'' (with Geng Li), Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 88 (February 2006).
• The Asian Financial Crisis, Uphill Flow of Capital, and Global Imbalances: Evidence from a Micro Study (with Jonathan N. Millar), International Finance Discussion Papers 942. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2008.
• Estimating the Long-Run User Cost Elasticity for a Small Open Economy: Evidence Using Data from South Africa (with Jonathan Millar), Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2007-25. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2007.
• ''South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Two Step: Social Demands versus Macro Stability (with Trevon Logan), International Finance Discussion Papers 974. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2009.
• Choice of Mortgage Contracts: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances (with Geng Li), Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2007-50. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2007.
• The Role of China in Asia: Engine, Conduit, or Steamroller? (with Jane T. Haltmaier, Shaghil Ahmed, and others), International Finance Discussion Papers 904. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2007.
• Changes in Job Quality and Trends in Labor Hours, International Finance Discussion Papers 882. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2006.
• Effects of Financial Autarky and Integration: The Case of the South Africa Embargo, International Finance Discussion Papers 839. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2005.