About
Ezra Karger is an economist in the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. He conducts research in the areas of labor economics, public economics, and economic history. Prior to joining the Chicago Fed in 2021, he received a B.A. in mathematics, statistics, and economics and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago.
Bank Publications
Chicago Fed Insights
Scott A. Brave, Lucas Cain, Ross Cole, Ezra Karger | 2024 | July
Scott A. Brave, Ezra Karger | 2024 | January
Scott A. Brave, Ross Cole, Michael Fogarty, Ezra Karger, Liam Puknys | 2021 | July
Chicago Fed Letter
Diane Alexander, Ezra Karger, Amanda McFarland | 2020 | No. 445 | August
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Policy Brief
Ezra Karger | 2022 | February
Working papers
Working Papers
Andrew Jordan, Ezra Karger, Derek Neal | 2022 | No. 2022-02 | January
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Gregory Gilpin, Ezra Karger, Peter Nencka | 2021 | No. 2021-06 | April
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Tracking U.S. Consumers in Real Time with a New Weekly Index of Retail Trade (REVISED November 2021)
Scott A. Brave, Michael Fogarty, Daniel Aaronson, Ezra Karger, Spencer Krane | 2021 | No. 2021-05 | March
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Diane Alexander, Ezra Karger | 2020 | No. 2020-12 | May
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Ezra Karger, Aastha Rajan | 2020 | No. 2020-15 | May
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