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Christian Zimmermann—Assistant Vice President of Research Information
Services
Joined the Bank Staff
Education
Areas of Interest
May 23, 2011
Ph.D. Economics, Carnegie Mellon University, 1994
M.S. Economics, Carnegie Mellon University, 1992
Diplôme postgrade en économie politique, Université de Lausanne,
1990
Licence en sciences économiques, Université de Lausanne, 1988
International Business Cycles, Real Business Cycles, Stochastic
Dynamic General Equilibrium Models with Heterogeneous Agents,
Political Economy of Social Policies, Housing and Real Estate
Markets
Previous Experience
2002 – 2011
Associate professor of Economics, University of Connecticut
(tenured 2005).
2006 –
Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
2007 –
Faculty Associate, Human Rights Institute, University of
Connecticut.
2009 –
Research Fellow, CESifo Institute.
2008
Guest Professor, Université du Maine.
2008
Guest Professor, Paris School of Economics.
2002 – 2003
Researcher, Interuniversity Center for Research on Economic Policy
and Employment (CIRP ÉE).
2000 – 2002
Senior Analyst (part time), Bank of Canada.
1997 – 2003
Associate professor of Economics, Université du Québec à Montréal
(tenured 2000).
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1994 – 1997
Assistant professor of Economics, Université du Québec à Montréal.
1994 – 2002
Researcher, Center for Research on Economic Fluctuations and
Employment (CREF É)
1991 – 1994
Research and Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Industrial
Administration, Carnegie Mellon University.
1989 – 1990
Research Fellow, Institut ‘Créa’ de macroéconomie appliquée,
Université de Lausanne.
1988 – 1989
Teaching Assistant, Ecole des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC),
Université de Lausanne
Articles Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals
"Academic Rankings With RePEc" Econometrics, December 2013, 1(3), pp. 249-280.
"Measuring Unemployment Insurance Generosity" with Stéphane Pallage and Lyle Scruggs
Political Analysis, 21(4), pp. 524-549, October 2013.
"Global Climate Change, the Economy, and the Resurgence of Tropical Disease" with
Douglas Gollin, Mathematical Population Studies, 19(1), pp 51-62, February 2012.
"The Economics of Citation" with Jeong-Yoo Kim, Insik Min, Korean Economic Review,
Summer 2011, 27(1), pp. 93-114.
"Unemployment Insurance Generosity: A Trans-Atlantic Comparison" with Stéphane
Pallage and Lyle Scruggs, Annales d'Economie et de Statistiques (Annals of Economics and
Statistics), 95(6), pp 15-24, July/December 2009.
“Buying Out Child Labor” with Stéphane Pallage, Journal of Macroeconomics, 29(1), pp
75–90, March 2007.
“On Voters’ Attitudes Towards Unemployment Insurance Subsidies across Regions: A
Simulation” with Stéphane Pallage, Journal of Population Economics, 19(2), pp. 391–410,
June 2006.
“Heterogeneous Labor Markets and Generosity Towards the Unemployed: An International
Perspective” with Stéphane Pallage, Journal of Comparative Economics, 33(1), pp 88–106,
March 2005.
“Credit Crunch in a Model of Financial Intermediation and Occupational Choice” with
Mingwei Yuan, Journal of Macroeconomics, 26(4), pp 637–659, December 2004.
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"International Business Cycles: What are the Facts?" with Steve Ambler and Emanuela
Cardia Journal of Monetary Economics, 51(2), pp 257-276, March 2004.
"The Canadian Treasury Bill Auction and the Term Structure of Interest Rates" with Lise
Godbout and Paul Storer Journal of Banking and Finance, 26, pp 1165-1179, June 2002.
"International Transmission of the Business Cycle in a Multi-Sectoral Model" with Steve
Ambler and Emanuela Cardia European Economic Review, 46(2), pp 273-300, February
2002.
"Voting on Unemployment Insurance" with Stéphane Pallage International Economic
Review, 42(4), pp 903-923, November 2001.
"International Business Cycles among Heterogeneous Countries European Economic
Review, 41(2), pages 319-355, February 1997.
Working Papers
"On the Need for a Replication Journal" Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper
2015-016A, posted August 2015.
"The Experience of the RePEc Plagiarism Committee in Economics" Federal Reserve Bank
of St. Louis Working Paper 2015-008A, posted April 2015.
"Universal Basic Income versus Unemployment Insurance" with Stéphane Pallage, Alice
Fabre, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 2014-047A, posted November
2014.
"Parenthood and Productivity of Highly Skilled Labor: Evidence from the Groves of
Academe" with Heinrich W. Ursprung, Matthias Krapf, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Working Paper 2014-001A, posted January 2014.
"Loan Regulation and Child Labor in Rural India" with Basab Dasgupta, Federal Reserve
Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 2012-027A, posted August 2012.
"Author Identification in Economics, ... and Beyond" with Thomas Krichel, Federal
Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 2012-018A, posted June 2012.
"Basel Accord and Financial Intermediation: The Impact of Policy" with Martin Berka,
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 2011-042A, posted December 2011.
Books
“Droit au logement ou économie de marché? Une analyse de l’immobilier en Suisse”
(Giving a Right to Lodging versus Allowing for a Market Economy? An Analysis of the
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Housing and Real Estate Markets in Switzerland) with Jean-Christian Lambelet, Payot,
Lausanne, 222 pages, April 1991.
Editorial Duties
Editorial Board, Economic Analysis and Policy. 2008–2015
Guest Editor, Economic Analysis and Policy. 2009.
Associate Editor, Review of Economic Dynamics, 1999Editor, NEP-DGE (New Economics Papers, Dynamic General Equilibrium). 1998–
Other Publications, Book Reviews, and Edited Volumes
“The Economics of Open Access Publishing”, Economic Analysis and Policy, 2009, 49-52.
“The Economics of Open Bibliographic Data Provision” with Thomas Krichel, Economics
Analysis and Policy, 2009, 143-152.
“Employment”, International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Ed. William A. Darity,
Jr.. Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2008. 580-583.
“Heterodox Economics and Dissemination of Research through the Internet: the Experience
of RePEc and NEP” with Marco Novarese, On the Horizon, 2008, 580-583.
"Étranglement du crédit, prêts bancaires et politique monétaire: un modèle d’intermédiation
financière avec projets hétérogènes” with Mingwei Yuan, La monnaie, la politique
monétaire et les mécanismes de transmission, Walter Egert and Jack Selody (eds.), Bank of
Canada, Ottawa, pp 369–387, December 2000. (French translation of above)
Information Rules. A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy, by Carl Shapiro and Hal R.
Varian, Journal of Economic Literature, XXXVIII(2), pp 425–426, June 2000.
“Assurance-chômage et sociétés” with Stéphane Pallage, Finances publiques. Finances
privées, Bernard Jurion and Pierre Pestieau (eds.), Éditions de l’Université de Liège, pp
123–141, February 2000.
“Business Cycles and Exchange Rate Regimes”, Exchange Rates and Monetary Policy,
Paul Fenton and John Murray (eds.), Bank of Canada, Ottawa, pp 179–210, May 1997.
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“Les cycles économiques et les régimes de change”, Les taux de change et la politique
monétaire, Paul Fenton and John Murray (eds.), Bank of Canada, Ottawa, pp 195–229, May
1997. (French translation of above)
“Prévisions pour l’économie Suisse” (Forecasts for the Swiss Economy) with Jean-Pierre
Danthine, Jean-Christian Lambelet and Délia Nilles, Analyses et Prévisions 1992–1995, pp.
1–74, April 1993.
“Bien-être et qualité de vie en Suisse” (Well-being and Quality of Life in Switzerland) with
Jean-Bernard Racine, Vincent Crettol, Lucien Gardiol, Dušan Isakov and Etienne Piguet,
Revue économique et sociale, 48(2), pp 93–104, June 1990.
“Les taux hypothécaires sont-ils responsables du niveau actuel des loyers?” (Are the
Mortgage Rates Responsible for the Current Level of Rents?), Revue économique et sociale,
47(4), pp 237–246, December 1989.
“Loyers et taux hypothécaires: analyses et résultats empiriques” (Rents and Mortgage
Rates: Analysis and Empirical Results) with Jean-Christian Lambelet, Analyses et
Prévisions 1989–1991, pp 67–91, October 1989.
Professional Service
Member, Scientific Board, International Data Service Center of IZA, 2007–
Secretary, Society for Economic Dynamics , 2007–
Member, RePEc Team, 1997-
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