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jasper.hoek@frb.gov
jasper.hoek@frb.gov
Education
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan, 2004
- B.A., Economics, Columbia University, 1996
Current Research Topics
- Sovereign Debt
- Labor Market Institutions
Fields of Interest
Professional Experience
Senior Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- 2011 - present
Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- 2009 - 2011
Economist
U.S. Department of the Treasury - International Affairs
- 2006 - 2009
Assistant Professor
New Mexico State University
- 2004 - 2005
Publications
- Duryea, Suzanne, Jasper Hoek, David Lam, and Deborah Levison (2009). "Dynamics of Child Labor: Labor Force Entry and Exit in Urban Brazil," in Orazem, Peter F., Zafiris Tzannatos and Guilherme Sedlacek eds., Child Labor and Education in Latin America. Hampshire, England: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Levison, Deborah, Jasper Hoek, David Lam, and Suzanne Duryea (2007). "Intermittent Child Employment and its Implications for Estimates of Child Labour," International Labour Review, vol. 146, no. 3-4, pp. 217-251.
- Hoek, Jasper (2006). "Life Cycle Effects of Job Displacement in Brazil," IZA Discussion Paper 2291. Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- Hoek, Jasper (2004). "Turnover Costs and Transition in the Brazilian Labor Market," Ph.D. dissertation, University of Michigan.
- Hoek, Jasper (2002). "Labor Market Institutions and Restructuring: Evidence from Regulated and Unregulated Labor Markets in Brazil," William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series 484. University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross Business School.
Presentations
discussion
November 2010
Federal Reserve System Macro Meetings
Discussion of "Common Fluctuations in OECD Budget Balances" by Christopher Neely and David Rapach
conference
May 2005
IZA-EBRD Conference on Labor Market Dynamics, Bologna, Italy
Does Labor Regulation Impede Adjustment to Product Market Reform?
conference
April 2002
William Davidson Institute - IZA Conference on Labor Market Dynamics in Emerging Market Economies, Costa Rica
Cyclical Worker Flows in Formal and Informal Labor Markets: Evidence from Brazil
conference
October 2001
Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) meetings, Montevideo, Uruguay
Labor Market Institutions and Restructuring in Brazil
Other Activities
Awards
2011
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Special Achievement Award
2004
National Institute of Child Health & Development
Pre-doctoral Training Fellowship
2001
The Economist
Marjorie Deane Journalism Scholarship
1999
National Institute on Aging
Pre-doctoral Training Fellowship (1999-2001)
1998
University of Michigan
Regents Fellowship
Referee
- Journal of Population Economics
Professional Affiliation
- Research Affiliate, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, Germany
Last update:
March 30, 2012