Policy Research

The Anchor Economy Initiative

Website, Dashboard, and first research report launched September 2022

Coauthored research report with Deborah Diamond and President Patrick Harker

The Anchor Economy Initiative is a Bank High-Priority Objective studying the role of hospitals and higher education institutions in regional economies.

Media: Axios Philadelphia

Household Rental Debt During COVID-19 (with Eileen Divringi)

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia research report, October 2020

Update for March 2021, Update for August 2021

Media: Associated Press, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bloomberg CityLab, Business Insider, CNBC Squawk Box (TV segment), CNN Business, Forbes, Los Angeles Times (editorial) (reporting), MarketWatch, Motley Fool, NBC News, New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, Star Tribune, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post

Presented findings to senior policymakers at the Federal Reserve, White House Domestic Policy Council, Department of the Treasury, and Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Renters' Experiences During COVID-19 (with Eileen Divringi and Tom Akana)

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia research report, March 2021

Media: Wall Street Journal

Which Neighborhoods and Households Will Be Most Impacted by COVID-19? (with Eileen Divringi)

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia research brief. April 2020

Other Research Publications

How Are Women Served by the WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs? Findings from Administrative Data (with Nan Maxwell, Heinrich Hock, and Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz). Mathematica Policy Research, 2012. Final report

An Effectiveness Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Registered Apprenticeship in Ten States (with Deborah Reed, Albert Yung-Hsu Liu, Rebecca Kleinman, Annalisa Mastri, Samina Sattar, and Jessica Ziegler). Mathematica Policy Research, 2012. Final report