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I am an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. My research interests include urban economics, spatial economics, public economics, transportation, and computational methods.
I received a PhD in economics and public policy from Carnegie Mellon, an M.P.P. from UCLA, and a B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering from The Ohio State University.
jeffrey. brinkman at phil.frb.org
This page is mine and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia or the Federal Reserve System.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Freeway Revolts! The Quality of Life Effects of Highways
with Jeff Lin
Review of Economics and Statistics, 2024
Working Paper, 2019
JUE Insight: The Geography of Travel Behavior in the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic
with Kyle Mangum
Journal of Urban Economics, 2021
Working paper, 2020
Not in my backyard? Not so fast. The effect of marijuana legalization on neighborhood crime
with David Mok-Lamme
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2019
Working paper, 2017
The Political Economy of Municipal Pension Funding
with Daniele Coen-Pirani and Holger Sieg
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2018.
Working paper, 2017
Congestion, Agglomeration, and the Structure of Cities
Journal of Urban Economics, 2016
Working paper, 2016
Media: CityLab
Firm Dynamics in an Urban Economy
with Daniele Coen-Pirani and Holger Sieg
International Economic Review, 2015
Working paper, 2014
Working Papers
Expecting an Expressway, 2022
with Jeff Lin and Kyle Mangum
The Push of Big City Prices and the Pull of Small Town Amenities, 2022
with Heidi Artigue and Svyatoslav Karnesevych
The Supply and Demand of Skilled Workers in Cities and the Role of industry Composition, 2018
Other Publications
The Costs and Benefits of Fixing Downtown Freeways
with Jeff Lin
Economic Insights, 2022
Early Interstate Policy and its Effects on Central Cities
with Jeff Lin
Cityscape, 2020
Travel Behavior and the Coronavirus Outbreak
with Kyle Mangum
Economic Insights, 2020
Making Sense of Urban Patterns
Economic Insights, 2017
Big Cities and the Highly Educated: What’s the Connection?
Business Review, 2015
Location Dynamics: A Key Consideration for Urban Policy
Business Review, 2014
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