Research

Publications:
Downward Wage Rigidity and Asymmetric Effects of Monetary Policy
with Ezgi Kurt
Journal of Macroeconomics, 2025, Vol. 83

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Age and Gender Differentials in Unemployment and Hysteresis
with Amy Guisinger and Michael T. Owyang
Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics, 2023

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A Time-Varying Threshold STAR Model with Applications
with Michael Dueker, Michael T. Owyang, and Martin Sola
Oxford Open Economics, 2023, Vol. 2, odac012

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FRED-SD: A Real-Time Database for State-Level Data with Forecasting Applications
with Kevin L. Kliesen and Michael T. Owyang
International Journal of Forecasting, January-March 2023, Vol. 39, Issue 1, pp. 279-297

The Nonlinear Effects of Uncertainty Shocks
with Kevin L. Kliesen and Michael T. Owyang
Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics, September 2020, Vol. .24, No. 4, 20190024

International Stock Comovement with Endogenous Clusters
with Laura Coroneo and Michael T. Owyang
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, July 2020, Vol. 116

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How Has Empirical Monetary Policy Analysis Changed After the Financial Crisis?
with Neville R. Francis and Michael T. Owyang
Economic Modelling, January 2020, Vol. 84, pp. 309-321

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A Bad Moon Rising? Uncertainty Shocks and Economic Outcomes
with Kevin L. Kliesen and Michael T. Owyang
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, March 2019, No. 6

St. Louis Fed On the Economy Blog: "Does the Macroeconomy Float in Choppy Waters?"

Nonlinearities, Smoothing, and Countercyclical Monetary Policy
with Michael T. Owyang and Daniel Soques
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, October 2018, Vol. 95, pp. 136-154

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Debt and Stabilization Policy: Evidence from a Euro Area FAVAR
with Michael T. Owyang and Sarah Zubairy
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, August 2018, Vol. 93, pp. 67-91

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Countercyclical Policy and the Speed of Recovery After Recessions
with Neville R. Francis and Michael T. Owyang
Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, June 2018, Vol. 50, Issue 4, pp. 675-704

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Specification and Estimation of Bayesian Dynamic Factor Models: A Monte Carlo Analysis with an Application to Global House Price Comovement
with M. Ayhan Kose, Christopher Otrok, and Michael T. Owyang
in Advances in Econometrics (Volume 35): Dynamic Factor Models, 2016, pp.361 - 400

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A Measure of Price Pressures
with Kevin L. Kliesen and Michael T. Owyang
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, First Quarter 2015 Vol. 97, No. 1, pp. 25-52

Introducing the St. Louis Fed Price Pressures Measure (with Kevin L. Kliesen and Michael T. Owyang), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, Nov. 2015
Data series shown below and available on St. Louis Fed FRED database

Working Papers:
Tax Progressivity, Economic Booms, and Trickle-Up Economics - Revise and Resubmit
with Christopher Otrok and Michael T. Owyang

St. Louis Fed On the Economy Blog: "Could Increasing Taxes Be Expansionary?"

Cryptocurrencies, Stocks, and Economic Policy Uncertainty: A FAVAR Analysis - Revise and Resubmit
with Andrea Civelli

A High-Frequency Measure of Income Inequality - Under Review
with Marie Hogan and Michael T. Owyang

A Transdisciplinary Approach to Undergraduate Sustainability Education: Resource Economics by Way of Business and Science - Under Review
with Anna A. Klis

Monetary Policy, Macro Factors, and the Term Structure at the Zero Lower Bound

Access Laura's papers on SSRN: http://ssrn.com/author=2119083