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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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Eileen van Straelen

Economist Real Estate Finance Section Research and Statistics

202-452-2293
[email protected]

Education

Ph.D., Finance, Kellogg School, Northwestern University, 2019
B.A., Mathematics, Economics, MMSS, Northwestern University, 2011

Current Research Topics

House prices, real estate
Internal capital markets, consumer finance

Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2019 - present

van Straelen, Eileen (2021). "Desperate House Sellers: Distress Among Developers," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2021-065. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Bhutta, Neil, Adithya Raajkumar, and Eileen van Straelen (2021). "Have pandemic-induced declines in home listings fueled house price growth?" FEDS Notes 2021-08-16. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).

Awards

2019
American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association
Homer Hoyt Dissertation Award

Last update: October 3, 2022