Contact Information
202-452-3931
joseph.w.gruber@frb.gov

Fields of Interest
Open Economy Macroeconomics
Consumption

Education
Ph.D., Economics, Johns Hopkins University, 2002
M.A., Economics, Johns Hopkins University, 1998
B.A., Economics, University of Washington, 1995

Professional Experience
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2001-present
Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University - Washington, DC Center, 2002-Present

Selected Publications

• Productivity Shocks, Habits, and the Current Account, International Finance Discussion Papers 733. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2002.
• Precautionary Savings and the Wealth Distribution with Illiquid Durables (with Robert F. Martin), International Finance Discussion Papers 773. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2003.
• Productivity Growth and the Phillips Curve in Canada, International Finance Discussion Papers 787. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2003.
• ''A Present Value Test of Habits and the Current Account,'' Journal of Monetary Economics, vol. 51 (November 2004), pp. 1495-1507.
• ''Explaining the Global Pattern of Current Account Imbalances'' (with Steven B. Kamin), Journal of International Money and Finance, vol. 26 (June 2007), pp. 500-522.