Meet the Economists
Michael Siemer
Education
- Ph.D., Economics, Boston University, 2013
- M.A., Economics, Simon Fraser University, 2007
- Financial constraints & employment
- International transmission of risk/uncertainty
Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2013 - present
- Siemer, Michael (2019). "Employment Effects of Financial Constraints during the Great Recession," Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 101, no. 1, pp. 16-29.
- Gourio, Francois, Todd Messer, and Michael Siemer (2016). "Firm Entry and Macroeconomic Dynamics: A State-level Analysis," American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, vol. 106, no. 5, pp. 214-218.
- Gourio, Francois, Michael Siemer, and Adrien Verdelhan (2013). "International Risk Cycles," Journal of International Economics, vol. 89, no. 2, pp. 471-484.
- Gourio, Francois, Todd Messer, and Michael Siemer (2014). "What is the Economic Impact of the Slowdown in New Business Formation?" Chicago Fed Letter 326. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
- Lu, Yang K., and Michael Siemer (2013). "Learning, Rare Disasters, and Asset Prices," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2013-85. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Awards
- 2013
Boston University Department of Economics
IED Research Grant
- 2012
Boston University Department of Economics
Research Fellowship
- 2011
Research Grants Council of Hong Kong
General Reserach Fund #643811 (Co-Investigator)
- 2011
Boston University Department of Economics
Summer Research Grant
- 2008
Boston University Department of Economics
Distinction Macroeconomics Qualifying Exam
- 2007
Boston University
Fellow of the Dean of Arts and Sciences
- 2006
Simon Fraser University
Graduate Fellowship
- 2004
German National Academic Foundation
German National Academic Foundation Scholarship
Referee
- Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Economics Letters