Research at BEA | Staff Biography

Education

• Ph.D. Economics, University of California, San Diego, 1999
• M.A. International Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, 1984
• B.A., Political Science, International Christian University, Japan, 1982

Current Areas of Interest

• National Accounting
• Household Finance
• Inequality in Income, Consumption, and Wealth
• Macroeconomics

Selected Publications

• "Owner-Occupied Housing: Life-Cycle Implications for the Household Portfolio"
  • with Marjorie Flavin
  • American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, May 2011
• "House Price Appreciation, Liquidity Constraints, and Second Mortgages"
  • Journal of Urban Economics, November 2007
• "Owner-Occupied Housing and Investment in Stocks: An Empirical Test"
  • Journal of Urban Economics, March 2003
• "Owner-Occupied Housing and the Composition of the Household Portfolio"
  • with Marjorie Flavin
  • American Economic Review, March 2002