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raven.s.molloy@frb.gov
Education
- Ph.D., Economics, Harvard University, 2005
- M.A., Economics, Harvard University, 2003
- B.A., Economics, University of Virginia, 1997
Current Research Topics
- Migration within the United States
- Causes and Consequences of Foreclosure
Fields of Interest
Professional Experience
Senior Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- 2010 - present
Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- 2005 - 2010
Publications
- Molloy, Raven Saks, and Hui Shan (2011). "The Post-Foreclosure Experience of U.S. Households," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2011-32. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Molloy, Raven Saks, Christopher L. Smith, and Abigail Wozniak (2011). "Internal Migration in the United States," Journal of Economic Perspectives, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 173-196.
- Molloy, Raven Saks, Christopher L. Smith, and Abigail Wozniak (2011). "Internal Migration in the United States," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2011-30. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Molloy, Raven, and Carola Frydman (Forthcoming). "Does Tax Policy Affect Executive Compensation? Evidence from Postwar Tax Reforms," Journal of Public Economics.
- Frydman, Carola, and Raven S. Molloy (2009). "Does Tax Policy Affect Executive Compensation? Evidence from Postwar Tax Reforms," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2009-30. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Frydman, Carola, and Raven S. Molloy (Forthcoming). "Pay Cuts for the Boss: Executive Compensation in the 1940s," Journal of Economic History.
- Lutz, Byron, Raven Molloy, and Hui Shan (2011). "The Housing Crisis and State and Local Government Tax Revenue: Five Channels," Journal of Regional Science and Urban Economics, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 306-319.
- Lutz, Byron, Raven Molloy, and Hui Shan (2010). "The Housing Crisis and State and Local Government Tax Revenue: Five Channels," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2010-49. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Molloy, Raven S., and Abigail Wozniak (2011). "Labor Reallocation Over the Business Cycle: New Evidence from Internal Migration," Journal of Labor Economics, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 697-739.
- Saks, Raven E., and Abigail Wozniak (2007). "Labor Reallocation Over the Business Cycle: New Evidence from Internal Migration," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2007-32. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Molloy, Raven, and Hui Shan (2010). "The Effect of Gasoline Prices on Household Location," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2010-36. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Frydman, Carola, and Raven E. Saks (2010). "Executive Compensation: A New View from a Long-Term Perspective, 1936-2005," Review of Financial Studies, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 2099-2138.
- Frydman, Carola, and Raven E. Saks (2007). "Executive Compensation: A New View from a Long-Term Perspective, 1936-2005," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2007-35. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Saks, Raven E. (2008). "Job Creation and Housing Construction: Constraints on Metropolitan Area Employment Growth," Journal of Urban Economics, vol. 64, no. 1, pp. 178-195.
- Saks, Raven E. (2005). "Job Creation and Housing Construction: Constraints on Metropolitan Area Employment Growth," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2005-49. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Saks, Raven E. (2008). "Reassessing the Role of National and Local Shocks in Metropolitan Area Housing Markets," Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs, no. 9, pp. 95-117.
- Glaeser, Edward L., and Raven E. Saks (2006). "Corruption in America," Journal of Public Economics, vol. 90, no. 6-7, pp. 1053-1072.
- Glaeser, Edward L., Joseph Gyourko, and Raven E. Saks (2006). "Urban Growth and Housing Supply," Journal of Economic Geography, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 71-89.
- Glaeser, Edward L., Joseph Gyourko, and Raven E. Saks (2005). "Why have Housing Prices Gone Up?" American Economic Review, vol. 95, no. 2, pp. 329-333.
- Glaeser, Edward L., Joseph Gyourko, and Raven Saks (2005). "Why is Manhattan so Expensive? Regulation and the Rise in Housing Prices," Journal of Law and Economics, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 331-369.
- Saks, Raven E., and Stephen H. Shore (2005). "Risk and Career Choice," Advances in Economic Analysis & Policy, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 1-43.
- Lebow, David E., Raven E. Saks, and Beth Anne Wilson (2003). "Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity: Evidence from the Employment Cost Index," Advances in Macroeconomics, Vol. 3, no. 1.
- Lebow, David E., Raven E. Saks, and Beth Anne Wilson (1999). "Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity: Evidence from the Employment Cost Index," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 1999-31. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Cannon, Sandra A., Bruce Fallick, Michael Lettau, and Raven Saks (2001). "Has Compensation Become More Flexible?" in Polachek, Solomon,W. ed., Worker Wellbeing in a Changing Labor Market. Research in Labor Economics, vol. 20. Amsterdam; London and New York: Elsevier Science, JAI, pp. 243-269.
- Cannon, Sandra A., Bruce C. Fallick, Michael Lettau, and Raven Saks (2000). "Has Compensation Become More Flexible?" Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2000-27. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Presentations
seminar
November 2011
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
The Post-Foreclosure Experience of U.S. Households
seminar
November 2011
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Gasoline Prices, Household Location, and Urban Sprawl
conference
May 2011
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Policy Summit
The Post-Foreclosure Experience of U.S. Households
conference
April 2011
Federal Reserve Community Affairs Research Conference
The Post-Foreclosure Experience of U.S. Households
conference
November 2010
Urban Economics Association
The Post-Foreclosure Experience of U.S. Households
conference
November 2010
Federal Reserve System Conference on Regional Economics
The Post-Foreclosure Experience of U.S. Households
conference
July 2010
Institut d'Economia de Barcelona Workshop on Urban Economics
The Effect of Gasoline Prices on Household Location
seminar
May 2010
University of Maryland, Department of Agricultural Economics
The Effect of Gasoline Prices on Household Location
conference
May 2009
Mid-Year Meeting of the Amerian Real Estate and Urban Economics Association
The Contribution of Higher-Risk Lending to the 2002-2008 Housing Cycle
conference
November 2008
Federal Reserve System Conference on Regional Economics
The Contribution of Higher-Risk Lending to the 2002-2008 Housing Cycle
conference
November 2008
Urban Economics Association
The Contribution of Higher-Risk Lending to the 2002-2008 Housing Cycle
conference
July 2008
International Conference of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association
Resurrecting the National Housing Market: Reassessing the Role of National and Local Shocks in Metropolitan Area Housing Markets
seminar
April 10, 2008
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Real Estate
The Current Housing Market Contraction: Is Subprime Lending to Blame?
conference
October 2007
Brookings-Wharton Conference on Urban Affairs
Resurrecting the National Housing Market: Reassessing the Role of National and Local Shocks in Metropolitan Area Housing Markets
seminar
November 2007
University of Michigan, Department of Economics
Executive Compensation: A New View from a Long-Term Perspective
seminar
April 2007
Brookings Economic Studies Seminar Series
Tax Policy and Executive Compensation
seminar
December 2006
McGill University, Department of Economics
Is Migration Procyclical? Evidence on Internal Migration over the Business Cycle
conference
November 2006
Annual Meeting of the North American Regional Science Council
Is Migration Procyclical? Evidence on Internal Migration over the Business Cycle
conference
November 2006
Federal Reserve System Conference on Regional Economics
Is Migration Procyclical? Evidence on Internal Migration over the Business Cycle
conference
May 2006
Mid-Year Meeting of the Amerian Real Estate and Urban Economics Association
Why Have Housing Prices Gone Up?
conference
January 2006
Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association, Cliometric Society
Executive Compensation: A New View from a Long-Term Perspective
conference
November 2005
Annual Meeting of the North American Regional Science Council
Job Creation and Housing Construction: Constraints on Metropolitan Area Employment Growth
Other Activities
Awards
2005
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy
Arrow Prize for Best Paper by a Junior Economist
Conference Organization
October 2011 Washington, DC
Federal Reserve System Conference on Regional Economics
Logistics
May 2009 Washington, DC
Mid-Year Meeting of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association
Paper Selection
Editor
- Editorial Board, Journal of Housing Economics
Referee
- American Economic Review
- Cityscape
- Econometrica
- Economics Letters
- Explorations in Economic History
- Journal of Economic Development
- Journal of Economic Geography
- Journal of Economic History
- Journal of Housing Economics
- Journal of Labor Economics
- Journal of Political Economy
- Journal of Public Economics
- Journal of Regional Science
- Journal of Regional Science and Urban Economics
- Journal of Urban Economics
- National Science Foundation
- Quarterly Journal of Economics
- Regional Science and Urban Economics
- Review of Economics and Statistics
Professional Affiliation
- American Economic Association
- American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association
Last update:
May 21, 2012