Nicolas Werquin
Senior Economist
About
Nicolas Werquin is a senior economist in the research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. His research focuses on inequality and fiscal policy, and examines the optimal design and the political economy of redistributive tax systems. His work has been published in academic journals such as Econometrica and the American Economic Review. Before joining the Chicago Fed in May 2021, Nicolas was an Assistant Professor at the Toulouse School of Economics. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University.
Bank Publications
Recent Publications
Bart Hobijn, Martí Mestieri, Nicolas Werquin, Jing Zhang | Economic Perspectives | 2025 | No. 1 | January Download
Economic Perspectives
Bart Hobijn, Martí Mestieri, Nicolas Werquin, Jing Zhang | 2025 | No. 1 | January Download
Working papers
Working Papers
Fernando Arce, Jan Morgan, Nicolas Werquin | 2024 | No. 2024-07 | March Download
Alexandre Gaillard, Christian Hellwig, Philipp Wangner, Nicolas Werquin | 2023 | No. 2023-43 | December Download
Karl Schulz, Aleh Tsyvinski, Nicolas Werquin | 2022 | No. 2022-18 | May Download
Pawel Doligalski, Abdoulaye Ndiaye, Nicolas Werquin | 2022 | No. 2022-12 | April Download
Christian Hellwig, Nicolas Werquin | 2022 | No. 2022-03 | January Download
Selected External Publications
Acceptances in Academic Journals and Books
Schulz, Karl, Aleh Tsyvinski, and Nicolas Werquin, 2023, “Generalized compensation principle,” Theoretical Economics, Vol. 18, No. 4, November, pp. 1665–1710. 20231101050000
Bierbrauer, Felix, Aleh Tsyvinski, and Nicolas Werquin, 2022, “Taxes and turnout: When the decisive voter stays at home,” American Economic Review, Vol. 112, No. 2, February, pp. 689–719. 20220201060000
