Meet the Economists
Patrice T. Robitaille
Senior Economist
Emerging Market Economies Section
International Finance
202-452-2359
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Education
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin, 1988
- B.A., School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, 1981
Current Research Topics
- Central Banking Policy and Practice
- Financial Sector and Macroeconomic Activity
Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
1988 - presentSenior economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2011 - 2015Principal economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2015 - present
- De Pooter, Michiel D., Patrice T. Robitaille, Ian A. Walker, and Michael Zdinak (2014). "Are Long-Term Inflation Expectations Well Anchored in Brazil, Chile and Mexico?" International Finance Discussion Papers 1098. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- De Pooter, Michiel, Patrice Robitaille, Ian Walker, and Michael Zdinak (2014). "Are Long-Term Inflation Expectations Well Anchored in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico?" International Journal of Central Banking, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 337-400.
- Robitaille, Patrice (2011). "Liquidity and Reserve Requirements in Brazil," International Finance Discussion Papers 1021. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Robitaille, Patrice, and Jennifer E. Roush (2006). "How do FOMC Actions and U.S. Macroeconomic Data Announcements Move Brazilian Sovereign Yield Spreads and Stock Prices?" International Finance Discussion Papers 868. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Palis, Rebeca de la Rocque, Roberto Luis Olinto Ramos, and Patrice Robitaille (2003). "News Or Noise? An Analysis of Brazilian GDP Announcements," International Finance Discussion Papers 776. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Robitaille, Patrice (1997). "Private Payments Systems in Historical Perspective: The Banco Central System of Mexico," International Finance Discussion Papers 599. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Robitaille, Patrice (1988). "Intermediation Costs, Bank Finance, and Aggregate Activity: Theory and Evidence from Brazil," Ph.D. dissertation, University of Wisconsin.
Referee
- Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking
- Empirical Economics
- International Journal of Central Banking
- Review of World Economics
Professional Affiliation
- American Economics Association
- Latin American Economics Association (LACEA)
Last update:
June 30, 2022