Federico Mandelman is a research economist and assistant policy adviser on the regional team in the research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. His major fields of study are international macroeconomics, emerging economies, banking, and monetary economics.
Prior to joining the bank in 2006, Dr. Mandelman was a research assistant, teaching assistant, and instructor at Boston College. While working on his undergraduate degree in Argentina, he worked at banking institutions like BNP-Paribas and Banco de la Nación Argentina.
Dr. Mandelman received his doctorate in economics and a master of arts in economics from Boston College. He earned a degree in economics from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina.
Research Fields
International Economics
Macroeconomics
Publications in Refereed Journals
"Remittances and the Dutch Disease," with Pablo A. Acosta and Emmanuel K.K.Lartey. Journal of International Economics 79(1), September 2009, pp 102–116.
"Business Cycles and Monetary Regimes in Emerging Economies: A Role for a Monopolistic Banking Sector." Forthcoming, Journal of International Economics.
"Microentrepreneurship and the Business Cycle: Is 'Self-Employment' A Desirable Outcome?," with Gabriel V. Montes-Rojas. Forthcoming, World Development.
Federal Reserve Publications
Atlanta Fed Working Papers
2008-25
Immigration and the Macroeconomy
Federico S. Mandelman and Andrei Zlate
November 2008
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2008-12
Remittances, Exchange Rate Regimes, and the Dutch Disease: A Panel Data Analysis
Emmanuel K.K. Lartey, Federico S. Mandelman, and Pablo A. Acosta
March 2008
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2008-10
Technology Shocks, Employment, and Labor Market Frictions
Federico S. Mandelman and Francesco Zanetti
February 2008
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2007-15
Microentrepreneurship and the Business Cycle: Is Self-Employment a Desired Outcome?
Federico S. Mandelman and Gabriel V. Montes Rojas
July 2007
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2007-8a
Remittances and the Dutch Disease
Pablo A. Acosta, Emmanuel K.K. Lartey, and Federico S. Mandelman
Revised August 2009
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2006-21
Business Cycles: A Role for Imperfect Competition in the Banking System
Federico S. Mandelman
November 2006
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2006-17b
Business Cycles and Monetary Regimes in Emerging Economies: A Role for a Monopolistic Banking Sector
Federico S. Mandelman
Revised November 2009
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Education
Ph.D., Economics, Boston College, May 2006
Dissertation Committee: Fabio Ghironi (chair), Peter Ireland, and Fabio Schiantarelli
M.A., Economics, Boston College, 2002
Licentiate, Economics, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2000
Employment
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 2006—present
Research Economist and Assistant Policy Adviser
Research Department—Regional Team
Teaching Appointments
Boston College—Undergraduate Courses:
- Principles of Macroeconomics, Teaching Fellow (Titular Instructor), spring 2006, fall 2005, summer 2005, and fall 2004
- Principles of Macroeconomics, Teaching Assistant, spring 2004
- Principles of Microeconomics, Teaching Assistant, fall 2003
- Economic Development, Teaching Assistant, spring 2002
- Political Economy of Developing Nations, Teaching Assistant, fall 2001
- Economies of Latin America, Teaching Assistant, fall 2001
Boston College—Graduate Courses:
- Macroeconomic Theory II, Teaching Assistant, spring 2003
- Macroeconomic Theory I, Teaching Assistant, fall 2002
Other Experience
- Central Bank of Argentina, Visiting Scholar, 2007
- Boston College, Research Assistant, 2002–03
- BNP-PARIBAS, Capital Markets, 1999–2001
- Banco de la Nación Argentina, 1998–99
Selected Honors, Scholarships, and Fellowships
- H. Michael Mann Award, Boston College, summer 2005
- Thesis Fellowship for an outstanding Ph.D., work progress, Boston College, spring 2005
- Greeley Award, Boston College, summer 2004
- Boston College Full Tuition Remission and Financial Support, 2001–present
Seminar and Conference Presentations
2009: Central Bank of Philippines, Bank of Japan, NBER Summer Institute (International Finance and Macroeconomics), Inter-American Development Bank
(to be scheduled)
2008: Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, LACEA-LAMES Rio de Janeiro, Central Bank of Argentina,
Econometric Society
2007: Inter-American Dialogue, Central Bank of Argentina, LACEA-LAMES, Bogotá, Southern Economic Association, Inter-American Development
Bank, Universidad de San Andrés, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Caribbean Center for Monetary Studies (Belize), Calfornia State University, CEMA
2006: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, LACEA-LAMES Mexico
2005: Ninth World Congress of the Econometric Society, Banco Central de la República Argentina, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Universidad de San Andrés, Universidad del CEMA, Universidad Nacional de la Plata
Peer Review Referee Work
Journal of International Economics
IMF Staff Papers
Journal of Development Economics
Computer Skills
Mathematica, MATLAB, MS Office, OX, RATS, Scientific Workplace, STATA
Languages
Spanish (native), English (fluent), Portuguese (basic)
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