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Overview

Egon Zakrajsek is affiliated with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad domain of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, covering a total of 25 publications in this field.

The scientist's work spans several specialized subfields, including Economics and Econometrics, Finance, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Sociology and Political Science, and Strategy and Management.

The main topics covered in their research encompass:

  • Banking stability, regulation, efficiency
  • Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
  • Insurance and Financial Risk Management
  • Housing Market and Economics
  • Global Financial Crisis and Policies
  • Income, Poverty, and Inequality
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

Egon Zakrajsek has contributed to various publication venues, notably:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Working paper series
  • Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Economics Letters
  • Revue d'économie financière

The scientist has authored and co-authored multiple academic papers. Noteworthy recent papers include:

  • The Fed Takes On Corporate Credit Risk: An Analysis of the Efficacy of the SMCCF, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Fed takes on corporate credit risk: An analysis of the efficacy of the SMCCF, 2024, Journal of Monetary Economics
  • The Fed Takes on Corporate Credit Risk: An Analysis of the Efficacy of the SMCCF, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Financial heterogeneity and monetary union, 2023, Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Income Inequality and the depth of economic downturns, 2021, Economics Letters

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Simon Gilchrist
  • Bin Wei
  • Vivian Z. Yue
  • Marco Lombardi
  • Giovanni Favara

In addition to journal publications, Egon Zakrajsek has contributed to book publications. One book titled New age of central banking in emerging markets, published in 2023 by Corvinus University of Budapest, is part of their academic output.

Best Publications

  • Credit Spreads and Business Cycle Fluctuations

    Simon Gilchrist;Egon Zakrajšek

  • Uncertainty, Financial Frictions, and Investment Dynamics

    Simon Gilchrist;Simon Gilchrist;Jae W Sim;Egon Zakrajšek

  • Uncertainty, Financial Frictions, and Investment Dynamics

    Simon Gilchrist;Simon Gilchrist;Jae W. Sim;Egon Zakrajsek

  • Credit Market Shocks and Economic Fluctuations: Evidence from Corporate Bond and Stock Markets

    Simon Gilchrist;Vladimir Yankov;Egon Zakrajsek

  • Credit Market Shocks and Economic Fluctuations: Evidence from Corporate Bond and Stock Markets

    Simon Gilchrist;Vladimir Yankov;Egon Zakrajsek

  • Inflation Dynamics During the Financial Crisis

    Simon Gilchrist;Raphael Schoenle;Jae W. Sim;Egon Zakrajsek

  • The Macroeconomic Impact of Financial and Uncertainty Shocks

    Dario Caldara;Cristina Fuentes-Albero;Simon Gilchrist;Egon Zakrajšek

  • Changes in bank lending standards and the macroeconomy

    William F. Bassett;Mary Beth Chosak;John C. Driscoll;Egon Zakrajšek

  • Interest rate risk and bank equity valuations

    William B. English;Skander J. Van den Heuvel;Egon Zakrajsek

  • Credit-Market Sentiment and the Business Cycle*

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  • Inflation Dynamics During the Financial Crisis

    Simon Gilchrist;Raphael Schoenle;Jae W. Sim;Egon Zakrajsek

  • Monetary Policy and Real Borrowing Costs at the Zero Lower Bound

    Simon Gilchrist;David López-Salido;Egon Zakrajšek

  • Misallocation and financial market frictions: Some direct evidence from the dispersion in borrowing costs

    Simon Gilchrist;Jae W. Sim;Egon Zakrajšek

  • Credit Spreads as Predictors of Real-Time Economic Activity: A Bayesian Model-Averaging Approach

    Jon Faust;Jon Faust;Simon Gilchrist;Simon Gilchrist;Jonathan H. Wright;Egon Zakrajsek

  • Credit Risk and the Macroeconomy: Evidence from an Estimated DSGE Model

    Simon Gilchrist;Simon Gilchrist;Alberto Ortiz;Alberto Ortiz;Egon Zakrajsek

  • Monetary Policy and Real Borrowing Costs at the Zero Lower Bound

    Simon Gilchrist;J David López-Salido;Egon Zakrajsek

  • Monetary Policy and Real Borrowing Costs at the Zero Lower Bound

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  • Interest Rate Risk and Bank Equity Valuations

    William B. English;Skander J. Van den Heuvel;Egon Zakrajšek

  • Uncertainty, Financial Frictions, and Investment Dynamics

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  • The magnitude and Cyclical Behavior of Financial Market Frictions

    Andrew Levin;Fabio M. Natalucci;Egon Zakrajsek

  • The Impact of the Federal Reserve's Large-Scale Asset Purchase Programs on Corporate Credit Risk

    Simon Gilchrist;Simon Gilchrist;Egon Zakrajsek

  • Investment and the Cost of Capital: New Evidence from the Corporate Bond Market

    Simon Gilchrist;Fabio M. Natalucci;Egon Zakrajsek

  • Monetary Policy and Credit Supply Shocks

    Simon Gilchrist;Egon Zakrajšek

  • Stress-testing US bank holding companies: A dynamic panel quantile regression approach

    Francisco B. Covas;Ben Rump;Egon Zakrajšek

  • Factor Supplies and Specialization in the World Economy

    James Harrigan;Egon Zakrajsek

  • Inventory Dynamics and Business Cycles: What Has Changed?

    Jonathan McCARTHY;Egon Zakrajšek

  • Credit-Market Sentiment and the Business Cycle

    David López-Salido;Jeremy C. Stein;Egon Zakrajšek

  • The Importance of Credit for Macroeconomic Activity: Identification through Heterogeneity

    Simon Gilchrist;Egon Zakrajšek

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon Gilchrist
Simon Gilchrist New York University
Jon Faust
Jon Faust Johns Hopkins University
Andrew T. Levin
Andrew T. Levin Dartmouth College
Marco Lombardi
Marco Lombardi University of Milan
James Harrigan
James Harrigan University of Virginia
J. David López-Salido
J. David López-Salido Federal Reserve System
Jeremy C. Stein
Jeremy C. Stein Harvard University
Jonathan H. Wright
Jonathan H. Wright Johns Hopkins University

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