Meet the Economists

Tomaz Cajner
Education
- Ph.D., Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2012
Current Research Topics
- Labor Force Participation Rate
- Nontraditional (Big) Data and Economic Measurement
Group Manager
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2019 - presentPrincipal Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2018 - 2019Senior Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2015 - 2018Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2012 - 2015
- Cajner, Tomaz, Leland D. Crane, Ryan A. Decker, John Grigsby, Adrian Hamins-Puertolas, Erik Hurst, Christopher Kurz, and Ahu Yildirmaz (2020). "The U.S. Labor Market during the Beginning of the Pandemic Recession," NBER Working Paper No. 27159. The National Bureau of Economic Research.
- Cajner, Tomaz, Andrew Figura, Brendan M. Price, David Ratner, and Alison Weingarden (2020). "Reconciling Unemployment Claims with Job Losses in the First Months of the COVID-19 Crisis," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2020-055. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Cajner, Tomaz, Leland D. Crane, Ryan A. Decker, Adrian Hamins-Puertolas, and Christopher Kurz (2019). "Improving the Accuracy of Economic Measurement with Multiple Data Sources: The Case of Payroll Employment Data," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2019-065. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Cairó, Isabel, and Tomaz Cajner (2018). "Human Capital and Unemployment Dynamics: Why More Educated Workers Enjoy Greater Employment Stability," Economic Journal, vol. 128, no. 609, pp. 652-682.
- Cajner, Tomaz, Leland Crane, Ryan Decker, Adrian Hamins-Puertolas, Christopher Kurz, and Tyler Radler (2018). "Using Payroll Processor Microdata to Measure Aggregate Labor Market Activity," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2018-005. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Cajner, Tomaz, Tyler Radler, David Ratner, and Ivan Vidangos (2017). "Racial Gaps in Labor Market Outcomes in the Last Four Decades and over the Business Cycle," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2017-071. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Aaronson, Stephanie, Tomaz Cajner, Bruce Fallick, Felix Galbis-Reig, Christopher Smith, and William Wascher (2014). "Labor Force Participation: Recent Developments and Future Prospects," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Fall, pp. 197-255.
- Cajner, Tomaz, Leland D. Crane, Ryan A. Decker, Adrian Hamins-Puertolas, and Christopher Kurz (2019). "Tracking the Labor Market with "Big Data"," FEDS Notes 2019-09-20. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Cajner, Tomaz, and David D. Ratner (2016). "A Cautionary Note on the Help Wanted Online Data," FEDS Notes 2016-06-23. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Cajner, Tomaz, and David Ratner (2014). "The Recent Decline in Long-Term Unemployment," FEDS Notes 2014-07-21. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Cajner, Tomaz, Dennis Mawhirter, Christopher J. Nekarda, and David Ratner (2014). "Why is Involuntary Part-Time Work Elevated?" FEDS Notes 2014-04-14. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Last update:
September 14, 2020