Contact Information
202-721-4533
laurie.pounder@frb.gov

Fields of Interest
International Capital Flows
Consumption
Macroeconomics

Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan, 2007
M.P.P., Quantitative Analysis & Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, 1999
B.A., Economics, Haverford College, 1995

Professional Experience
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2007-present
Research Assistant, The Urban Institute, 1995-1997
Analyst, Congressional Budget Office, 1999-2001

Selected Publications

• ''The Spending Outlook'' (with Ilga Semeiks), in The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2001-2010. Washington DC: Congressional Budget Office, 2000.
• ''Economic Impact and Sustainability of FONCODES Productive Projects,'' in Building Human Capital in Peru. Lima, Peru: PromPeru, Government of Peru, 1999.
• ''‘Efficient but Poor’ Revisited'' (with Richard Ball), Economic Development and Cultural Change, vol. 44 (July 1996), pp. 735-760.