Andy Polacek
Policy Advisor
About
Andy Polacek is a policy advisor in the economic research department where he is member of the Finance team and Insurance Initiative. His policy works focuses on systemic risk of the insurance industry. He represents the Federal Reserve as the vice chair of International Association of Insurance Supervisors’ (IAIS) macroprudential monitoring working group. His current research interests are in insurance markets for natural disaster risk, financial stability implications of climate change, insurance regulation, and corporate bond market liquidity.
Polacek has a B.A. in international studies and economics and an M.S in economics and policy analysis from DePaul University.
Bank Publications
Chicago Fed Insights
Andy Polacek | 2020 | August
Chicago Fed Letter
Anne Fournier, Ralf Meisenzahl, Andy Polacek | 2024 | No. 494 | May
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Anne Fournier, Ralf Meisenzahl, Andy Polacek | 2024 | No. 493 | May
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Andy Polacek, Shanthi Ramnath | 2021 | No. 451 | February
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Andrew Granato, Andy Polacek | 2019 | No. 426
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Andy Polacek | 2018 | No. 405
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Andy Polacek | 2018 | No. 390
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Andy Polacek | 2015 | No. 334
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Economic Perspectives
Jordan Brown, Ralf Meisenzahl, Andy Polacek | 2024 | No. 5 | August
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