Meet the Economists
Nathan Foley-Fisher
nathan.c.foley-fisher@frb.gov
Education
- Ph.D., Economics, London School of Economics, 2011
- B.Sc., Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics, 2004
- Non-bank financial intermediaries
- Sovereign debt
Principal Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2018 - presentEconomist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2011 - 2018
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan, Gary B. Gorton, and Stéphane Verani (2020). "Adverse Selection Dynamics in Privately-Produced Safe Debt Markets," NBER Working Paper No. 28016. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan, Gary Gorton, and Stéphane Verani (2020). "Adverse Selection Dynamics in Privately-Produced Safe Debt Markets," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2020-088r1. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan, Borghan Narajabad, and Stéphane Verani (2020). "Self-Fulfilling Runs: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry," Journal of Political Economy, vol. 128, no. 9, pp. 3520-3569.
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan, Borghan Narajabad, and Stephane Verani (2019). "Assessing the size of the risks posed by life insurers' nontraditional liabilities," FEDS Notes 2019-05-28. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan, Stefan Gissler, and Stéphane Verani (2019). "Over-the-Counter Market Liquidity and Securities Lending," Review of Economic Dynamics, vol. 33, pp. 272-294.
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan, Stefan Gissler, and Stéphane Verani (2019). "Over-the-Counter Market Liquidity and Securities Lending," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2019-011. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan, Borghan Narajabad, and Stephane Verani (2016). "Securities Lending as Wholesale Funding: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry," NBER Working Papers 22774. National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan, Rodney Ramcharan, and Edison Yu (2016). "The Impact of Unconventional Monetary Policy on Firm Financing Constraints: Evidence from the Maturity Extension Program," Journal of Financial Economics, vol. 122, no. 2, pp. 409-429.
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan, and Eoin McLaughlin (2016). "Sovereign Debt Guarantees and Default: Lessons From the UK and Ireland, 1920–1938," European Economic Review, vol. 87, pp. 272-286.
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan C., Ralf R. Meisenzahl, Borghan Narajabad, Maria G. Perozek, and Stephane H. Verani (2016). "Funding Agreement-Backed Securities in the Enhanced Financial Accounts," FEDS Notes 2016-08-05. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan, Borghan Narajabad, and Stephane Verani (2016). "Securities Lending as Wholesale Funding: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2016-050. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan, and Eoin McLaughlin (2016). "Capitalising on the Irish Land Question: Land Reform and State Banking in Ireland, 1891–1938," Financial History Review, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 71-109.
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan, Rodney Ramcharan, and Edison Yu (2016). "The Impact of Unconventional Monetary Policy on Firm Financing Constraints: Evidence from the Maturity Extension Program," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2016-025. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan, Borghan Narajabad, and Stéphane Verani (2015). "Self-fulfilling Runs: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2015-032. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan, Rodney Ramcharan, and Edison Yu (2015). "The Impact of Unconventional Monetary Policy on Firm Financing Constraints: Evidence from the Maturity Extension Program," Working Papers 15-30. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan, and Bernardo Guimaraes (2013). "U.S. Real Interest Rates and Default Risk in Emerging Economies," Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, vol. 45, no. 5, pp. 967-975.
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan (2012). "The Timing of Sovereign Defaults Over Electoral Terms," International Finance Discussion Papers 1047. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan, and Bernardo Guimaraes (2012). "U.S. Real Interest Rates and Default Risk in Emerging Economies," International Finance Discussion Papers 1051. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Foley-Fisher, Nathan, and Bernardo Guimaraes (2009). "US Real Interest Rates and Default Risk in Emerging Economies," CEP Discussion Paper 952. Centre for Economic Performance.
conference
May 2021SFS Cavalcade North America
Who Limits Arbitrage?
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September 2020IMF Annual Macro-Financial Research Conference
Who Limits Arbitrage?
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August 2020European Finance Association Annual Meeting
Who Limits Arbitrage?
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March 2020The Impact of Post-Crisis Regulation on Financial Markets Conference
Securities Lending as Wholesale Funding: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
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May 2019Macro Finance Society
Self-fulfilling Runs: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
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June 2018Society for Economic Dynamics Annual Meeting
Over-the-Counter Market Liquidity and Securities Lending
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May 2018SFS Cavalcade North America
Securities Lending as Wholesale Funding: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
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April 2018RED Fragmented Financial Markets Conference
Over-the-Counter Market Liquidity and Securities Lending
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April 2018Fixed Income and Financial Institutions Conference
Securities Lending as Wholesale Funding: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
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January 2018Federal Reserve "Day-Ahead" Conference on Financial Markets and Institutions
Over-the-Counter Market Liquidity and Securities Lending
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August 2017American Risk and Insurance Association Annual Meeting
Over-the-Counter Market Liquidity and Securities Lending
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January 2017American Economic Association Annual Meeting
Securities Lending as Wholesale Funding: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
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August 2016European Economic Association Annual Meeting
Securities Lending as Wholesale Funding: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
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August 2016European Finance Association Annual Meeting
Securities Lending as Wholesale Funding: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
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July 2016NBER Summer Institute
Self-fulfilling Runs: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
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June 2016Society for Economic Dynamics Annual Meeting
Self-fulfilling Runs: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
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May 2016NBER Conference on New Developments in Long-Term Asset Management
Securities Lending as Wholesale Funding: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
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January 2016IBEFA Sessions at the American Economic Association Annual Meetings
Self-fulfilling Runs: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
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October 2015Wharton Conference on Liquidity and Financial Crises
Self-fulfilling Runs: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
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October 2015Becker-Friedman Institute Conference on Financial Regulation
Self-fulfilling Runs: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
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August 2015European Economic Association Annual Meeting
Self-fulfilling Runs: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
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May 2015Financial Intermediation Research Society Conference
Self-fulfilling Runs: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
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May 2015Atlanta Fed/Emory University Workshop on Monetary and Financial History
Sovereign Debt Guarantees and Default: Lessons from the UK and Ireland, 1920–1938
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May 2015Royal Economic Society Conference
Self-fulfilling Runs: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
Awards
- 2009
RIEF IX Doctoral Meeting
Best Conference Paper in International Finance
Conference Organization
2021
Fed-Maryland Short-Term Funding Markets Conference
Program Committee Member
2020
FMA Annual Meeting
Program Committee Member
2020
FMA Applied Finance Annual Meeting
Program Committee Member
2019
FMA Annual Meeting
Program Committee Member
2019
FMA Applied Finance Annual Meeting
Program Committee Member
2018
FMA Applied Finance Annual Meeting
Program Committee Member
2016
IBEFA Summer Meeting
Program Committee Member
Referee
- Journal of Banking and Finance
- Journal of Development Economics
- Fiscal Studies
- Macroeconomic Dynamics
- Review of Finance
- Journal of Economic History
- B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics
- Management Science
- Review of Financial Studies
- Journal of Finance
Professional Affiliation
- American Finance Association
- American Economic Association
- IBEFA
- European Economic Society
- Royal Economic Society