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Sarena F. Goodman

Principal Economist Microeconomic Surveys Section Research and Statistics
202-973-6961
[email protected]

Education

  • Ph.D., Economics, Columbia University, 2013
  • A.B., Economics, Dartmouth College, 2005
Current Research Topics
  • college access; intergenerational mobility;
  • household finance
  • Principal Economist

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2019 - present
  • Senior Economist

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2016 - 2019
  • Economist

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2013 - 2016
  • Goodman, Sarena, Adam Isen, and Constantine Yannelis (2021). "A Day Late and a Dollar Short: Liquidity and Household Formation among Student Borrowers," Journal of Financial Economics, vol. 142, no. 3, pp. 1301-1323.
  • Bulman, George, Robert Fairlie, Sarena Goodman, and Adam Isen (2021). "Parental Resources and College Attendance: Evidence from Lottery Wins," American Economic Review, vol. 111, no. 4, pp. 1201-1240.
  • Goodman, Sarena, and Alice Henriques Volz (2020). "Attendance Spillovers between Public and For-Profit Colleges: Evidence from Statewide Variation in Appropriations for Higher Education," Education Finance and Policy, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 428-456.
  • Goodman, Sarena, Alvaro Mezza, and Alice Henriques Volz (2020). "On Intergenerational Immobility: Evidence that Adult Credit Health Reflects the Childhood Environment," Economic Inquiry, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 780-801.
  • Goodman, Sarena, and Adam Isen (2020). "Un-Fortunate Sons: Effects of the Vietnam Draft Lottery on the Next Generation's Labor Market," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 182-209.
  • Dettling, Lisa J., Sarena Goodman, and Jonathan Smith (2018). "Every Little Bit Counts: The Impact of High-Speed Internet on the Transition to College," The Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 100, no. 2, pp. 260-273.
  • Goodman, Sarena (2016). "Learning from the Test: Raising Selective College Enrollment by Providing Information," The Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 98, no. 4, pp. 671-684.
  • Goodman, Sarena, Peter Messeri, and Brendan O'Flaherty (2016). "Homelessness Prevention in New York City: On Average, It Works," Journal of Housing Economics, vol. 31, pp. 14-34.
  • Goodman, Allen C., Joshua Goodman, Lucas Goodman, and Sarena Goodman (2015). "A Few Goodmen: Surname-Sharing Economist Coauthors," Economic Inquiry, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 1392-1395.
  • Goodman, Sarena, Peter Messeri, and Brendan O'Flaherty (2014). "How Effective Homelessness Prevention Impacts the Length of Shelter Spells," Journal of Housing Economics, vol. 23, pp. 55-62.
  • Goodman, Sarena, and Lesley J. Turner (2013). "The Design of Teacher Incentive Pay and Educational Outcomes: Evidence from the New York City Bonus Program," Journal of Labor Economics, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 409-420.
  • Goodman, Sarena, and Lesley J. Turner (2011). "Does Whole-School Performance Pay Improve Student Learning?" Education Next, Vol. 11, no. 2.
  • Bricker, Jesse, Sarena Goodman, Kevin B. Moore, and Alice Henriques Volz (2021). "A Wealth of Information: Augmenting the Survey of Consumer Finances to Characterize the Full U.S. Wealth Distribution," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2021-053. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
  • Goodman, Sarena, Geng Li, Alvaro Mezza, and Lucas Nathe (2021). "Developments in the Credit Score Distribution over 2020," FEDS Notes 2021-04-30. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
  • Bhutta, Neil, Jesse Bricker, Andrew C. Chang, Lisa J. Dettling, Sarena Goodman, Joanne W. Hsu, Kevin B. Moore, Sarah Reber, Alice Henriques Volz, and Richard A. Windle (2020). "Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2016 to 2019: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances," Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol. 106, no. 5 (September).
  • Bricker, Jesse, Sarena Goodman, Kevin B. Moore, and Alice Henriques Volz (2020). "Wealth and Income Concentration in the SCF: 1989–2019," FEDS Notes 2020-09-28. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
  • Black, Sandra E., Jeffrey T. Denning, Lisa J. Dettling, Sarena Goodman, Lesley J. Turner (2020). "Taking It to the Limit: Effects of Increased Student Loan Availability on Attainment, Earnings, and Financial Well-Being," NBER Working Paper No. 27658. The National Bureau of Economic Research.
  • Goodman, Sarena, and Steve Ramos (2019). "Understanding Changes in Household Debt by Credit Risk Category: The Role of Credit Score Transitions," FEDS Notes 2019-06-27. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
  • Goodman, Sarena, and Jeffrey Liebman (2008). "The Taxation of Social Security Benefits as an Approach to Means Testing," NBER Retirement Research Center Papers NB08-02. National Bureau of Economic Research.
Last update: June 30, 2022