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Justin R. Pierce

Education

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

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2023 - present
  • Group Manager

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2022 - 2023
  • Principal Economist

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2016 - 2022
  • 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
  • Assessing the Extent of Trade Fragmentation
    Justin R. Pierce and David Yu
    FEDS Notes (2023)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.3387
  • Bill of lading data in international trade research with an application to the COVID-19 pandemic
    Aaron Flaaen, Flora Haberkorn, Logan Lewis, Anderson Monken, Justin Pierce, Rosemary Rhodes, and Madeleine Yi
    Review of International Economics (2023)
    https://doi.org/10.1111/roie.12657
    See also » FRB Working Paper (2021)
  • Did trade liberalization with China influence US elections?
    Yi Che, Yi Lu, Justin R. Pierce, Peter K. Schott, and Zhigang Tao
    Journal of International Economics (2022)
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2022.103652
    See also » FRB Working Paper (2016)
  • Factors Affecting Recent U.S. Tariffs on Imports from China
    Aaron Flaaen, Kathryn Langemeier, and Justin Pierce
    FEDS Notes (2021)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.2863
  • Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties
    Justin R. Pierce and Peter K. Schott
    American Economic Review: Insights (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.1257/aeri.20180396
    See also » FRB Working Paper (2016)
  • Disentangling the Effects of the 2018-2019 Tariffs on a Globally Connected U.S. Manufacturing Sector
    Aaron Flaaen and Justin Pierce
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2019)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2019.086
  • Investment Responses to Trade Liberalization: Evidence from U.S. Industries and Establishments
    Justin R. Pierce and Peter K. Schott
    Journal of International Economics (2018)
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2018.09.005
    See also » FRB Working Paper (2017)
  • New Perspectives on the Decline of US Manufacturing Employment
    Teresa C. Fort, Justin R. Pierce, and Peter K. Schott
    Journal of Economic Perspectives (2018)
    https://doi.org/10.1257/jep.32.2.47
    See also » FRB Working Paper (2018)
  • Some Characteristics of the Decline in Manufacturing Capacity Utilization
    Justin Pierce and Emily Wisniewski
    FEDS Notes (2018)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.2162
  • Evidence for the Effects of Mergers on Market Power and Efficiency
    Bruce A. Blonigen and Justin R. Pierce
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2016)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2016.082
  • The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
    Justin R. Pierce and Peter K. Schott
    American Economic Review (2016)
    https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20131578
    See also » FRB Working Paper (2014)
  • Antidumping Duties and Plant-Level Restructuring
    Justin R. Pierce
    Review of Industrial Organization (2013)
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11151-013-9386-8
    See also » FRB Working Paper (2013)
  • Are All Trade Protection Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects of Tariffs and Quotas
    Bruce A. Blonigen, Benjamin H. Liebman, Justin R. Pierce, and Wesley W. Wilson
    Journal of International Economics (2013)
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2012.08.009
    See also » FRB Working Paper (2012)
  • A Concordance Between Ten-Digit U.S. Harmonized System Codes and SIC/NAICS Product Classes and Industries
    Justin Pierce and Peter Schott
    Journal of Economic and Social Measurement (2012)
    https://doi.org/10.3233/JEM-2012-0351
    See also » FRB Working Paper (2011)
  • Concording U.S. Harmonized System Codes Over Time
    Justin R. Pierce and Peter K. Schott
    Journal of Official Statistics (2012)
    See also » FRB Working Paper (2012)
  • Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturers
    Justin R. Pierce
    Journal of International Economics (2011)
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2011.07.006
    See also » FRB Working Paper (2011)
  • Making sense of Africa's Infrastructure Endowment: A Benchmarking Approach
    Tito Yepes, Justin Pierce, and Vivien Foster
    Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009)
  • seminar

    January 2016

    Washington International Trade Group

    Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties

  • seminar

    April 2019

    Drexel University

    Did Trade Liberalization with China Influence U.S. Elections?

  • seminar

    September 2016

    College of William and Mary

    Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties

  • conference

    June 2018

    CESifo Venice Summer Institute

    Did Trade Liberalization with China Influence U.S. Elections?

  • seminar

    March 2019

    Georgia Tech

    Did Trade Liberalization with China Influence U.S. Elections?

  • conference

    June 2016

    ERWIT Copenhagen

    Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties

  • conference

    December 2019

    Atlanta Trade Workshop

    Did Trade Liberalization with China Influence U.S. Elections?

  • seminar

    May 2017

    Dartmouth College

    Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties

  • seminar

    September 2018

    Indiana University

    Did Trade Liberalization with China Influence U.S. Elections?

  • conference

    March 2017

    Tulane University Workshop

    Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties

  • seminar

    February 2017

    Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

    Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties

  • conference

    September 2017

    University of Cambridge Workshop

    Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties

  • seminar

    February 2016

    U.S. Centers for Disease Control

    Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties

  • seminar

    February 2016

    The World Bank

    Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties

  • seminar

    January 2018

    American University

    Trade Liberalization and Mortality: Evidence from U.S. Counties

  • seminar

    January 2020

    U.S. International Trade Commission

    Tariff Rate Uncertainty and the Structure of Supply Chains

  • seminar

    June 2016

    Inter American Development Bank

    Tariff Rate Uncertainty and the Structure of Supply Chains

  • seminar

    October 2015

    University of Oregon

    Tariff Rate Uncertainty and the Structure of Supply Chains

  • conference

    May 2019

    Federal Reserve System Applied Micro Conference, San Francisco Fed

    Evidence for the Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Market Power and Efficiency

  • seminar

    May 2017

    U.S. Department of Justice

    Evidence for the Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Market Power and Efficiency

  • seminar

    November 2016

    Aarhus University

    Evidence for the Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Market Power and Efficiency

  • conference

    April 2016

    IIOC

    Evidence for the Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Market Power and Efficiency

  • conference

    April 2016

    Midwest Economic Association

    Evidence for the Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Market Power and Efficiency

  • conference

    September 2015

    Stanford University RDC Conference

    Evidence for the Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Market Power and Efficiency

  • seminar

    October 2014

    Georgetown University

    The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment

  • seminar

    April 2014

    Renmin University of China

    The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment

  • seminar

    April 2014

    Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

    The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment

  • 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

Professional Affiliation
  • Conference on Research in Income and Wealth
  • Special Sworn Status Researcher, U.S. Census Bureau
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Last Update: December 1, 2023