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Our Research Assistants
(RAs) come from diverse academic and professional backgrounds.
Here are profiles of some current RAs.
Research Department | New England Public Policy Center | Supervision, Regulation and Credit
Selva Baziki is an RA to Vice President and Economist Jane Sneddon Little on topics in international economics. A native of Turkey, she attended Bryn Mawr College and received degrees in economics with a concentration in international economic relations, mathematics, and political science with a concentration in peace and conflict studies. Selva is currently working on different projects on international housing wealth, offshoring and productivity levels. She is fascinated by any international macroeconomic issue but likes to focus on Europe and East Asia, with a particular interest in the position and presence of developing countries in regional/international economic formations. Feel free to contact Selva with any questions.
Adrienne Hathaway is an RA to Vice President and Economist Jane Sneddon Little and Economist Christina Wang. Slowly making her way east across the state, Adrienne, who is originally from central Massachusetts, began work at the bank in July 2006 after graduating from Wellesley College with a BA in international relations and Spanish. Her work at the Bank includes researching changes in real and financial volatility and tracking economic developments in foreign countries. Feel free to contact Adrienne with any questions.
Benjamin Levinger is an RA to Senior Economist Stephan Meier and Senior Economist and Policy Advisor Joanna Stavins. Hailing from St. Paul, Minnesota, Ben received a BA in economics-mathematics from Wesleyan University in Connecticut in May of 2007. His work at the Bank is split between behavioral topics and work on consumer payment types. Ben is also involved with data collection for the Beige Book. Feel free to contact Ben with any questions.
Brendan Mackoff is an RA to Senior Economist and Policy Advisor Robert Triest on topics in macroeconomic theory, labor, and public finance. After attending high school in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, Brendan matriculated to Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where he received a BA in economics and a minor in computer science. Brendan has concurrently done research for projects ranging in topic from labor force participation rates to pension funds to the federal budget. In addition, he has drafted a memo on federal budget forecasting accuracy and prepared a sizable presentation titled “When the Boomers Retire…” on the retirement preparedness of Baby Boomers. Feel free to contact Brendan with any questions.
Ana Patricia Muñoz is an RA to Senior Economist and Policy Advisor Yolanda Kodrzycki. Originally from Ecuador, she received a BA in economics at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. She then spent two years working as an economic advisor for a congressman in the National Parliament of Ecuador. Ana Patricia has a master’s degree in economics with specialization in economics of development and international economics at the Université de Montréal and a master’s degree in public affairs from Brown University. Currently Ana Patricia is starting a new project on changes in regional and national employment. She also works on the Beige Book and a wide range of policy work for FOMC meetings. Feel free to contact Ana Patricia with questions.
Carl Nadler is an RA to senior economist Mary Burke and economist Jane Katz. Raised in Concord, Massachusetts, Carl recently completed his BFA at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in Film/TV production with a double major in economics from the College of Arts and Sciences. His current projects involve investigating the effects of child disability on parents’ labor force participation; compiling labor force participation rates over the past thirty years for different subgroups to compare the General Social Survey to the Current Population Survey; simulating student-level classroom data for estimating the effects of peer groups on academic achievement; and studying the causes of obesity, particularly social ones, in women. Feel free to contact Carl with any questions.
Rachel Stern is an RA to Vice President and Economist Geoff Tootell in the Macro/Finance section. She graduated in 2007 with a BA in economics from Bates College. Rachel’s research interests include macroeconomic policy, political economy, and urban economics. Her favorite thing about working at the Fed is interacting, learning, and occasionally playing Frisbee with an amazing group of people. Please feel free to contact Rachel with any questions.
Jenny Tang is an RA to senior economist and policy advisor Giovanni Olivei. She received a BS in economics and international business from New York University in 2006. At the Fed, Jenny has worked on a various projects related to macroeconomics and monetary policy. She thoroughly enjoys the department's collegial atmosphere as well as the tremendous learning opportunities offered both by doing research and attending seminars on important economic issues. Feel free to contact Jenny with any questions.
Caroline Theoharides is an RA to senior economist and policy advisor Scott Schuh. Hailing from northern Maine, Caroline graduated from Colby College in May of 2006. At Colby, she majored in economics with a concentration in public policy and a minor in mathematics. Caroline’s research investigates the role of inventories in the reduction of GDP volatility. Currently, she is starting a new project looking at productivity in the U.S. macroeconomy. Besides her work on macro issues, Caroline is researching the demand side of the adoption and use of consumer payment methods. She has contributed to writing a national survey to investigate the determinants of consumer payment choice. Feel free to contact Caroline with any questions.
Tyler Williams is an RA to economist Lorenz Goette and Director of Publications Suzanne Lorant. After growing up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Tyler attended Middlebury College, where he majored in economics, mathematics, and rugby. At the Bank, he is investigating behavior in online person-to-person loan markets and the influence of relative income on life satisfaction. His working paper with Senior Economist Lorenz Goette, “Satisfaction with Life and Income: Evidence from Urban China,” should be submitted later this year to the Bank’s working paper series and to an outside journal. Additionally, along with the Research Department’s editors, he reads and edits all of the working papers that are to be posted on the Bank’s website. Feel free to contact Tyler with any questions.
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Adam Langley conducts data analysis and policy analysis for the Center. His research interests include public finance, demographics, and health policy. Prior to joining the Fed in July 2007, he worked as Communications Director for a New York State Assemblyman. Adam holds a BA in political studies from Bard College and also took graduate-level courses in economics at the University at Albany. His favorite place in New England is the mountains, whether in the Berkshires, White Mountains, or anywhere else. Feel free to contact Adam with any questions.
Antoniya Owens performs research and data analysis on economic and policy issues for the Center. Her work at the Center has focused on topics in health policy, minimum wage, public finance, energy policy, immigration, and economic development. Antoniya rejoined the Fed in January 2005 as an RA for the Center after interning in the Research Department in the summer of 2003. Originally from Bulgaria, she holds a BA in economics and politics from Mount Holyoke College and worked at an economic consulting firm before joining the Center. Antoniya's favorite summer destination in New England is Newport, Rhode Island, and in the winter, she likes to ski in Northern Vermont. Feel free to contact Antoniya with any questions.
Nick Kraninger is an RA to the financial economists in the Quantitative Analysis Unit of the Supervision, Credit and Regulation Department. Originally from Wisconsin, Nick received a B.S. in economics and philosophy from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In the year that Nick has been at the Boston Fed, he has been involved in research on diverse topics. He has contributed to projects on welfare, credit access, the state of the housing market, financial modeling, and cancer survival. Currently, in addition to his other research responsibilities, Nick is co-authoring a paper on banking market structure with financial economist Ethan Cohen-Cole.
Jonathan Larson is an RA to the financial economists in the Quantitative Analysis Unit of the Supervision, Credit and Regulation Department. Hailing from Minnesota, Jonathan came to the Boston Fed after graduating with a BA in physics from Middlebury College in 2006. Jonathan chiefly focuses his research on bank supervision, specifically on understanding capital requirements for the Basel II Accords. He has also made contributions to a variety of other projects—from capital punishment deterrence to sophisticated modeling of operational loss data. He supports the economists’ research by designing simulations and performing statistical analyses on empirical data sets.
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