Omar.Barbiero@bos.frb.org
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Biography
Omar Barbiero is a senior economist in the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Research Department. He joined the Boston Fed in 2020 after earning his PhD in economics from Harvard University. His fields of research are international macroeconomics, macroeconomics, and trade.
Barbiero has a master’s in economics from Bocconi University in Italy and an undergrad degree in statistics from the University of Padua in Italy.
Work Experience
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Senior Economist, 2025–
Economist, 2020–2025
Education
PhD, Harvard University, 2020
MSc, Economics, Bocconi University, 2013
BSc, Statistics, University of Padua, 2010
Primary fields of research
International macroeconomics, macroeconomics, and trade
Publications
Journal articles
“The Macroeconomics of Border Taxes,” with Emmanuel Farhi, Gita Gopinath, and Oleg Itskhoki. 2018. NBER Macroeconomics Annual 33(1): 395–457. https://doi.org/10.1086/700897
“Austerity in 2009–13,” with Alberto Alesina, Carlo Favero, Francesco Giavazzi, and Matteo Paradisi. 2015. Economic Policy 30(83): 383–437. https://doi.org/10.1093/epolic/eiv006
Working Papers
“The Impact of Tariffs on Inflation,” with Hillary Stein. 2025. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Current Policy Perspectives 25-2.
“Manufacturing Gains from Green Energy and Semiconductor Spending since the CHIPS and Inflation Reduction Acts.” 2024. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Current Policy Perspectives 24-7.
“Dealer Risk Limits and Currency Returns,” with Falk Bräuning, Gustavo Joaquim, and Hillary Stein. 2024. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Research Department Working Papers No. 24-11. https://doi.org/10.29412/res.wp.2024.11
“The Channels of International Comovement.” 2023. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Research Department Working Papers No. 23-16. https://doi.org/10.29412/res.wp.2023.16
“Have US Households Depleted All the Excess Savings They Accumulated during the Pandemic?” with Dhiren Patki. 2023. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Current Policy Perspectives. November 7, 2023.
“The Valuation Effects of Trade.” 2021. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Research Department Working Papers No. 21-11. https://doi.org/10.29412/res.wp.2021.11