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Serdar Birinci

Economic Policy Advisor

Education

PhD Economics
University of Minnesota
2019

MA Economics
University of Minnesota
2016

MA Economics
Bogazici University
2013

BS Industrial Engineering
Istanbul Technical University
2011

Contact Info

Fax: (314) 444-8731

Research Division
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
P.O. Box 442
St. Louis, MO 63166-0442

For media inquiries, contact:
Shera Dalin
mediainquiries@stls.frb.org
Phone: (314) 444-3911

Serdar Birinci

Economic Policy Advisor




Selected Publications

"The Allocation of Immigrant Talent: Macroeconomic Implications for the U.S. and Across Countries"
with Fernando Leibovici and  Kurt See
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 2021-004D, January 2024

"Labor Market Shocks and Monetary Policy"
with  Fatih Karahan,  Yusuf Mercan, and  Kurt See
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 2022-016C, December 2023

"Uncovering the Differences among Displaced Workers: Evidence from Canadian Job Separation Records"
with  Youngmin Park,  Thomas Pugh, and  Kurt See
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 2023-022B, October 2023

"Job Applications and Labor Market Flows"
with  Kurt See and  Shu Lin Wee
FORTHCOMING: Review of Economic Studies

"Labor Market Responses to Unemployment Insurance: The Role of Heterogeneity"
with  Kurt See
American Economic Journal-Macroeconomics, Vol. 3, No. 15, pp. 388-430
Working Paper

"Spousal Labor Supply Response to Job Displacement and Implications for Optimal Transfers"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 2019-020C, September 2021

"Labor Market Policies During an Epidemic"
with  Fatih Karahan,  Yusuf Mercan, and  Kurt See
Journal of Public Economics, February 2021, Vol. Volume 194, 104348, pp. 104348
Working Paper
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104348

"What Do Survey Data Tell Us about US Businesses?"
with  Anmol Bhandari,  Ellen R. McGrattan, and  Kurt See
American Economic Review: Insights, December 2020, Vol. 4, No. 2, 4, pp. 443-58
Working Paper
Online Appendix
https://doi.org/10.1257/aeri.20190304

"Growth and Informality: A Comprehensive Panel Data Analysis"
with  Ceyhin Elgin
Journal of Applied Economics, November 2016, Vol. 2, No. 19, pp. 271-92

"Trade Openness, Growth, and Informality: Panel VAR Evidence from OECD Economies"
Economics Bulletin, March 2013, Vol. 1, No. 33, pp. 694-705