Meet the Economists
Benjamin K. Johannsen
202-530-6221
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Education
- Ph.D., Economics, Northwestern University, 2013
- M.A., Economics, Northwestern University, 2009
- B.A., Philosophy and Economics, Grinnell College, 2006
Current Research Topics
- Macroeconomics
- Time Series Analysis
Chief
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2020 - presentPrincipal Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2018 - 2020Senior Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2016 - 2018Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2013 - 2016
- Supply-side Effects of Pandemic Mortality: Insights from an Overlapping-generations Model
Etienne Gagnon, Benjamin K. Johannsen, and David López-Salido
B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1515/bejm-2020-0196
See also » FRB Working Paper (2020) - Macroeconomic Implications of Inequality and Income Risk
Aditya Aladangady, Etienne Gagnon, Benjamin K. Johannsen, and William B. Peterman
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2021)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2021.073 - A Time-Series Model of Interest Rates With the Effective Lower Bound
Benjamin K. Johannsen and Elmar Mertens
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1111/jmcb.12771
See also » FRB Working Paper (2016) - Understanding the New Normal: The Role of Demographics
Etienne Gagnon, Benjamin K. Johannsen, and David Lopez-Salido
IMF Economic Review (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1057/s41308-021-00138-4
See also » FRB Working Paper (2016) - Oil, Equities, and a "Nonbinding" Zero Lower Bound: The Monetary Policy Response to COVID-19
Deepa D. Datta, Benjamin K. Johannsen, and Robert J. Vigfusson
FEDS Notes (2021)
https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.2786 - Oil, Equities, and the Zero Lower Bound
Deepa D. Datta, Benjamin K. Johannsen, Hannah Kwon, and Robert J. Vigfusson
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1257/mac.20180488
See also » FRB Working Paper (2018) - Bias in Local Projections
Edward P. Herbst and Benjamin K. Johannsen
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2021)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2020.010r1 - Monetary Policy and the Predictability of Nominal Exchange Rates
M. S. Eichenbaum, B. K. Johannsen, and S. T. Rebelo
Review of Economic Studies (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdaa024
See also » FRB Working Paper (2017) - Strengthening the FOMC's Framework in View of the Effective Lower Bound and Some Considerations Related to Time-Inconsistent Strategies
Fernando M. Duarte, Benjamin K. Johannsen, Leonardo Melosi, and Taisuke Nakata
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2020)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2020.067 - Does the New Keynesian Model Have a Uniqueness Problem?
Lawrence Christiano, Martin S. Eichenbaum, and Benjamin K. Johannsen
NBER Working Paper Series (2018)
https://doi.org/10.3386/w24612 - Comment on the Demographic Deficit
Etienne Gagnon, Benjamin K. Johannsen, and David López-Salido
Journal of Monetary Economics (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoneco.2017.11.006 - Understanding the Volatility of the Canadian Exchange Rate
Martin Eichenbaum, Benjamin K. Johannsen, and Sergio Rebelo
C.D. Howe Institute (2018) - Monetary Policy, Incomplete Information, and the Zero Lower Bound
Christopher Gust, Benjamin K. Johannsen, and J. David Lopez-Salido
IMF Economic Review (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1057/s41308-016-0023-z
See also » FRB Working Paper (2015) - The Neutral Rate and the Summary of Economic Projections
Michelle Bongard and Benjamin K. Johannsen
FEDS Notes (2016)
https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.1890 - The Expected Real Interest Rate in the Long Run: Time Series Evidence with the Effective Lower Bound
Benjamin K. Johannsen and Elmar Mertens
FEDS Notes (2016)
https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.1703 - Inflation Experience and Inflation Expectations: Dispersion and Disagreement Within Demographic Groups
Benjamin K. Johannsen
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2014)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2014.089 - When are the Effects of Fiscal Policy Uncertainty Large?
Benjamin K. Johannsen
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2014)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2014.40 - Are Long-Run Inflation Expectations Anchored More Firmly in the Euro Area than in the United States?
Meredith J. Beechey, Benjamin K. Johannsen, and Andrew T. Levin
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1257/mac.3.2.104
See also » FRB Working Paper (2008)
Professional Affiliation
- American Economic Association
Last update:
October 3, 2022