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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, provides the nation with a safe, flexible, and stable monetary and financial system.

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Seung Kwak

Senior Economist Financial Intermediaries Analysis Section Monetary Affairs

202-973-7362
[email protected]

Education

Ph.D., Financial Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018
Ph.D., Theoretical Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012
B.S., Physics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 2005

Current Research Topics

Corporate credit, Private equity
Monetary policy

Senior Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2021 - present
Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2018 - 2021

Pre-LBO Credit Market Conditions and Post-LBO Target Behavior
Seung Kwak and Charles Press
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2023)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2023.077
How Does Monetary Policy Affect Prices of Corporate Loans?
Seung Kwak
Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2022)
https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2022.008

Last Update: December 26, 2023