Jeffrey Lin
I am an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. I study cities, regions, and growth.
I am also co-executive director of the Philadelphia Federal Statistical Research Data Center and co-host of Densely Speaking: Conversations About Cities, Economics, and Law (RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify).
Curriculum Vitae (November 2025)
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Contact:
Phone: (215) 574-3441
Email: jeff.lin@phil.frb.org or jeff@jlin.org
Twitter: @jeffrlin |
BlueSky: @jeffrlin.bsky.social
Recent Highlights
New Working Paper: "Patent Text and Long-Run Innovation Dynamics: The Critical Role of Model Selection" with Ina Ganguli, Vitaly Meursault and Nicholas Reynolds. NBER Working Paper 32934. September 2024
Recent Publication: "Freeway Revolts! The Quality of Life Effects of Highways" was published in the September 2024 issue of the Review of Economics and Statistics. September 2024
Latest Podcast: Densely Speaking is in its fourth season. The most recent episode features Sara Bagagli on how expressways contributed to racial segregation in Chicago. April 2025
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Research - Working papers and publications
Writing - Blog posts and public writing
Densely Speaking - Podcast about cities, economics, and law
Resources - Data, code, conferences, and initiatives