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Justin R. Pierce

Principal Economist Industrial Output Section Research and Statistics

202-452-2980
justin.r.pierce@frb.gov

Education

Ph.D., Economics, Georgetown University, 2009
M.A., Economics, Georgetown University, 2005
B.A., Economics, George Washington University, 2001

Principal Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2016 - present
Senior Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2014 - 2016
Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2011 - 2014
Economist
Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau
2009 - 2011

Flaaen, Aaron, Kathryn Langemeier, and Justin Pierce (2021). "Factors Affecting Recent U.S. Tariffs on Imports from China," FEDS Notes 2021-02-17. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Flaaen, Aaron, and Justin Pierce (2019). "Disentangling the Effects of the 2018-2019 Tariffs on a Globally Connected U.S. Manufacturing Sector," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2019-086. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Pierce, Justin R., and Peter K. Schott (2020). "Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties," American Economic Review: Insights, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 47-64.
Pierce, Justin R., and Peter K. Schott (2016). "Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2016-094. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Pierce, Justin R., and Peter K. Schott (2018). "Investment Responses to Trade Liberalization: Evidence from U.S. Industries and Establishments," Journal of International Economics, vol. 115, pp. 203-222.
Pierce, Justin R., and Peter K. Schott (2017). "Investment Responses to Trade Liberalization: Evidence from U.S. Industries and Establishments," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2017-120. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Fort, Teresa C., Justin R. Pierce, and Peter K. Schott (2018). "New Perspectives on the Decline of US Manufacturing Employment," Journal of Economic Perspectives, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 47-72.
Fort, Teresa C., Justin R. Pierce, and Peter K. Schott (2018). "New Perspectives on the Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2018-023. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Pierce, Justin, and Emily Wisniewski (2018). "Some Characteristics of the Decline in Manufacturing Capacity Utilization," FEDS Notes 2018-03-01. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Blonigen, Bruce A., and Justin R. Pierce (2016). "Evidence for the Effects of Mergers on Market Power and Efficiency," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2016-082. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Che, Yi, Yi Lu, Justin R. Pierce, Peter K. Schott, and Zhigang Tao (2016). "Does Trade Liberalization with China Influence U.S. Elections?" Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2016-039. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Pierce, Justin R., and Peter K. Schott (2016). "The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment," American Economic Review, vol. 106, no. 7, pp. 1632-62.
Pierce, Justin R., and Peter K. Schott (2014). "The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2014-04. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Pierce, Justin R. (2013). "Antidumping Duties and Plant-Level Restructuring," Review of Industrial Organization, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 435-447.
Pierce, Justin R. (2013). "Antidumping Duties and Plant-Level Restructuring," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2013-38. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Blonigen, Bruce A., Benjamin H. Liebman, Justin R. Pierce, and Wesley W. Wilson (2013). "Are all Trade Protection Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas," Journal of International Economics, vol. 89, no. 2, pp. 369-378.
Blonigen, Bruce A., Benjamin H. Liebman, Justin R. Pierce, and Wesley W. Wilson (2012). "Are all Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2012-17. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Pierce, Justin, and Peter Schott (2012). "A Concordance between Ten-Digit U.S. Harmonized System Codes and SIC/NAICS Product Classes and Industries," Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 37, no. 1-2, pp. 61-96.
Pierce, Justin R., and Peter K. Schott (2012). "A Concordance between Ten-Digit U.S. Harmonized System Codes and SIC/NAICS Product Classes and Industries," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2012-15. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Pierce, Justin R., and Peter K. Schott (2012). "Concording U.S. Harmonized System Codes Over Time," Journal of Official Statistics, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 53-68.
Pierce, Justin R., and Peter K. Schott (2012). "Concording U.S. Harmonized System Categories Over Time," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2012-16. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Pierce, Justin R. (2011). "Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers," Journal of International Economics, vol. 85, no. 2, pp. 222-233.
Pierce, Justin R. (2011). "Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2011-40. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Yepes, Tito, Justin Pierce, and Vivien Foster (2009). "Making Sense of Africa's Infrastructure Endowment: A Benchmarking Approach," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4912. The World Bank.

seminar
December 2013
Syracuse University
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
November 2013
University of Richmond
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
October 2013
Empirical Investigations in International Trade
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
September 2013
Comparative Analysis of Enterprise Data
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
July 2013
NBER Summer Institute (ITI)
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
April 2013
CESifo
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
February 2013
University of Hong Kong
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
February 2013
U.S. International Trade Commission
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
February 2013
The George Washington University
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
January 2013
Washington, D.C. International Trade Research Group
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
November 2011
Southern Economic Association
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
July 2011
Council of Economic Advisors
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
June 2011
Georgetown Center for Economic Research
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
May 2011
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
November 2010
Advances in International Trade: Trade Empirics
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
October 2010
Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
November 2012
Southern Economic Association Annual Meetings
Trade Liberalization and International Sourcing of Inputs
seminar
April 2012
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
seminar
April 2012
University of Wisconsin Whitewater
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
seminar
August 2011
University of Virginia
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
conference
November 2010
Southern Economic Association
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
seminar
October 2010
Vassar College
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
conference
September 2010
Midwest International Economics Group
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
seminar
April 2010
Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
seminar
May 2011
Board of Governors of the Federal Reseve System
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
conference
March 2010
Midwest Economic Association
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
conference
October 2009
Comparative Analysis of Enterprise Data Meetings
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
conference
June 2009
Econometric Society North American Summer Meetings
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
conference
May 2009
Midwest International Economics Group
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
conference
April 2009
George Washington University/World Bank Antidumping Conference
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
seminar
October 2008
Georgetown University
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
seminar
October 2008
Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
conference
March 2008
Midwest Economic Association
Trade Liberalization, Productivity and Input Variety: Evidence from Colombian Manufacturers

Conference Organization

November 2011 | Washington, D.C.
Southern Economic Association Annual Meetings
Session Organizer and Chair (3)
May 2013 | Washington, D.C.
Georgetown Center for Economic Research Biennial Research Conference
Session Organizer (2)

Referee

Canadian Journal of Economics
Economic Inquiry
Economics Letters
International Economic Review
Journal of Economic Growth
Journal of the European Economic Association

Journal of International Economics
Review of Industrial Organization
Southern Economic Journal
World Development

Professional Affiliation

Conference on Research in Income and Wealth
Special Sworn Status Researcher, U.S. Census Bureau

Last update: February 22, 2021

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