Research Staff and Resources

Contact Information
202-4522337
ricardo.p.nunes@frb.gov

Fields of Interest
Macroeconomics
Fiscal Policy
Monetary Economics

Education
Ph.D., Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2007
M.Sc., Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2003
B.S., Economics, Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa, 2001

Professional Experience
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2007-present
Economist, Bank of Portugal, 2001-2002

Selected Publications

• ''Fiscal Policy under Loose Commitment'' (with Davide Debortoli), Journal of Economic Theory (forthcoming).
• ''Inflation Dynamics: The Role of Expectations,'' Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (forthcoming).
• ''Simple Monetary Rules Under Fiscal Dominance'' (with Michael Kumhof and Irina Yakadina), Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, vol. 42 (February 2010), pp. 63-92.
• ''On the Epidemiological Microfoundations of Sticky Information,'' Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, vol. 71 (October 2009), pp. 643-657.
• ''Learning the Inflation Target,'' Macroeconomic Dynamics, vol. 13 (April 2009), pp. 167-188.
• The macroeconomic effects of external pressures on monetary policy (with Davide Debortoli), International Finance Discussion Papers 944. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2008.
• Political Disagreement, Lack of Commitment and the Level of Debt (with Davide Debortoli), International Finance Discussion Papers 938. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2008.
• Loose Commitment (with Davide Debortoli), International Finance Discussion Papers 916. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2007.