Chief Economist
Dennis J. Fixler
Dennis Fixler is Chief Economist of the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Dr. Fixler is primarily responsible for statistical quality including source data, methods, interagency data sharing, dissemination policies, and leading selected research efforts. He also coordinates cross-program research projects.
Prior to joining BEA in June 2001, Dr. Fixler was at the Bureau of Labor Statistics; most recently serving as Chief of the Division of Price and Index Number Research. Previous positions were at the Federal Trade Commission and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has written articles on index number theory and construction, with particular attention to the development and implementation of service price indexes, as well as on other economic measurement issues. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Purdue University.
Education
Improving the Measure of the Distribution of Personal Income (PDF)
Dennis J. Fixler , Marina Gindelsky , and David Johnson
A Consistent Data Series to Evaluate Growth and Inequality in the National Acco…
Dennis J. Fixler , David Johnson , Kevin Furlong , and Andrew Craig
Producing Liquidity
Dennis J. Fixler and Kimberly Zieschang
The Revisions to GDP, GDI, and Their Major Components
Dennis J. Fixler , Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy , and Bruce T. Grimm
Accounting for the Distribution of Income in the U.S. National Accounts
Dennis J. Fixler and David Johnson
Enhancing Public Understanding of Revisions to Preliminary Estimates: The U.S. Post-Recession Perspective on Revisions (PDF)
Brent R. Moulton and Dennis J. Fixler
Problems with the Measurement of Banking Services in a National Accounting Fram…
Dennis J. Fixler , Erwin Diewert , and Kimberly Zieschang
Valuation of Near-Market Endogenous Assets (PDF)
Dennis J. Fixler and Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy
Measuring the Price of Research and Development Output (PDF)
Adam Copeland and Dennis J. Fixler
News, Noise, and Estimates of the "True" Unobserved State of the Economy (PDF)
Dennis J. Fixler and Jeremy J. Nalewaik
Revisions, Rationality, and Turning Points in GDP (PDF)
Dennis J. Fixler and Bruce T. Grimm
Measuring the Services of Property-Casualty Insurance in the NIPAs: Changes in …
Baoline Chen and Dennis J. Fixler