Meet the Economists

Justin R. Pierce
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 - presentSenior Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2014 - 2016Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2011 - 2014Economist
Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau
2009 - 2011
- 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 2013Syracuse University
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
November 2013University of Richmond
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
October 2013Empirical Investigations in International Trade
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
September 2013Comparative Analysis of Enterprise Data
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
July 2013NBER Summer Institute (ITI)
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
April 2013CESifo
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
February 2013University of Hong Kong
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
February 2013U.S. International Trade Commission
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
February 2013The George Washington University
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
January 2013Washington, D.C. International Trade Research Group
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
November 2011Southern Economic Association
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
July 2011Council of Economic Advisors
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
June 2011Georgetown Center for Economic Research
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
May 2011Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
November 2010Advances in International Trade: Trade Empirics
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
seminar
October 2010Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
conference
November 2012Southern Economic Association Annual Meetings
Trade Liberalization and International Sourcing of Inputs
seminar
April 2012University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
seminar
April 2012University of Wisconsin Whitewater
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
seminar
August 2011University of Virginia
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
conference
November 2010Southern Economic Association
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
seminar
October 2010Vassar College
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
conference
September 2010Midwest International Economics Group
Are All Trade Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
seminar
April 2010Center 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 2011Board of Governors of the Federal Reseve System
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
conference
March 2010Midwest Economic Association
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
conference
October 2009Comparative Analysis of Enterprise Data Meetings
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
conference
June 2009Econometric Society North American Summer Meetings
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
conference
May 2009Midwest International Economics Group
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
conference
April 2009George Washington University/World Bank Antidumping Conference
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
seminar
October 2008Georgetown University
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
seminar
October 2008Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
conference
March 2008Midwest 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