Ralf Meisenzahl
Vice President and Director of Financial Research
About
Ralf Meisenzahl is a vice president and the director of financial research in the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. His research focuses on financial intermediation, linkages between finance and the real economy, and economic history. His work has been published in several academic journals including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Financial Studies. He previously served as co-editor in chief of Explorations in Economic History. He is a member of the executive committee of the International Banking, Economics and Finance Association (IBEFA) and an editorial board member of the Journal of Risk and Insurance.
Before joining the Chicago Fed in August 2019, Meisenzahl served as principal economist at the Federal Reserve Board. He received a diploma in economics from University of Mannheim and a Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University.
Bank Publications
Chicago Fed Insights
Chicago Fed Letter
Economic Perspectives
Working papers
Working Papers
Selected External Publications
Acceptances in Academic Journals and Books
Additional Publications
Jeremiah E Dittmar, Ralf R Meisenzahl, Public Goods Institutions, Human Capital, and Growth: Evidence from German History, The Review of Economic Studies, Volume 87, Issue 2, March 2020, Pages 959–996, https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdz002
Rustom M. Irani, Ralf R. Meisenzahl, Loan Sales and Bank Liquidity Management: Evidence from a U.S. Credit Register, The Review of Financial Studies, Volume 30, Issue 10, October 2017, Pages 3455–3501, https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhx024
Benmelech, Efraim, Ralf Meisenzahl, and Rodney Ramcharan, 2017, “The Real Effects of Liquidity During the Financial Crisis: Evidence from Automobiles.” Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 132(1), pp. 317-365.
