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Nathan Swem

Education

  • Ph.D., Finance, University of Texas at Austin, 2016
Current Research Topics
  • Asset Management, Investor Activism
  • Information Networks
  • Principal Economist

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2022 - present
  • Senior Economist

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2017 - 2022
  • Economist

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2016 - 2017
  • Tokenization: Overview and Financial Stability Implications
    Francesca Carapella, Grace Chuan, Jacob Gerszten, Chelsea Hunter, and Nathan Swem
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2023)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2023.060
  • The Financial Stability Implications of Digital Assets
    Pablo D. Azar, Garth Baughman, Francesca Carapella, Jacob Gerszten, Arazi Lubis, JP Perez-Sangimino, David E. Rappoport, Chiara Scotti, Nathan Swem, Alexandros Vardoulakis, and Aurite Werman
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2022)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2022.058
  • Decentralized Finance (DeFi): Transformative Potential & Associated Risks
    Francesca Carapella, Edward Dumas, Jacob Gerszten, Nathan Swem, and Larry Wall
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2022)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2022.057
  • Information in financial markets: Who gets it first?
    Swem, Nathan
    Journal of Banking & Finance (2022)
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2022.106488
    See also » FRB Working Paper (2017)
  • Household and Business Debt: A Fire-Sale Risk Analysis
    Fang Cai, Gene Kang, Gazi I. Kara, Nathan Swem, and Filip Zikes
    FEDS Notes (2021)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.2625
  • Reputation and Investor Activism: A Structural Approach
    Travis L. Johnson and Nathan Swem
    Journal of Financial Economics (2021)
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2020.07.005
    See also » FRB Working Paper (2017)
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Last Update: December 11, 2023