Meet the Researchers

Mike Zabek
Senior Economist
Consumer and Community Research Section
Consumer and Community Affairs
Education
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan, 2018
- M.A., Economics, University of Michigan, 2013
- B.A., Mathematics and Economics, Kenyon College, 2008
Current Research Topics
- Economic Inequality
- Household Finance
Senior Economist
Federal Reserve Board
2021 - presentEconomist
Federal Reserve Board
2018 - 2021Senior Research Assistant
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
2009 - 2010Research Assistant
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
2008 - 2009
- Women’s Labor Force Exits During COVID-19: Differences by Motherhood, Race, and Ethnicity
Katherine Lim and Mike Zabek
Journal of Family and Economic Issues (Forthcoming)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-023-09916-w
See also » FRB Working Paper (2023) - Personal Tax Changes and Financial Well-being: Evidence from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Christine L. Dobridge, Joanne Hsu, and Mike Zabek
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2024)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2024.029 - Local Ties in Spatial Equilibrium
Mike Zabek
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1257/mac.20210326
See also » FRB Working Paper (2019) - What makes a job better? Survey evidence from job changers
Katherine Lim and Mike Zabek
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2024)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2024.004 - Women's Labor Force Exits during COVID-19: Differences by Motherhood, Race, and Ethnicity
Katherine Lim and Mike Zabek
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2023)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2021.067r1 - Women's Labor Force Exits during COVID-19: Differences by Motherhood, Race, and Ethnicity
Katherine Lim and Mike Zabek
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2021)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2021.067 - Household Finances Under COVID-19: Evidence from the Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking
Mike Zabek and Jeff Larrimore
Consumer & Community Context (2020) - Parental Proximity and Earnings after Job Displacements
Pawel Krolikowski, Mike Zabek, and Patrick Coate
Labour Economics (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2020.101877
See also » FRB Working Paper (2019) - Local Ties in Spatial Equilibrium
Mike Zabek
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2019)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2019.080 - Essays on Places and Economic Inequality
Mike Zabek
Dissertations (University of Michigan) (2018) - Parental Proximity and Earnings after Job Displacements
Patrick Coate, Pawel Krolikowski, and Mike Zabek
Working Paper (Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland) (2017)
https://doi.org/10.26509/frbc-wp-201722
See also » FRB Working Paper (2019) - Housing Inequality
David Albouy and Mike Zabek
NBER Working Paper Series (2016)
https://doi.org/10.3386/w21916 - The 2009 Survey of Consumer Payment Choice
Kevin Foster, Erik Meijer, Scott Schuh, and Michael A. Zabek
Public Policy Discussion Papers (2011) - The 2008 Survey of Consumer Payment Choice
Kevin Foster, Erik Meijer, Scott Schuh, and Michael A. Zabek
Public Policy Discussion Papers (2010)
Last Update:
December 23, 2024