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David Wiczer is a research economist and associate adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and an associate editor at the European Economic Review. Previously he was an associate professor at Stony Brook University, an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and had temporary positions at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and the National Bureau of Economic Research. He became an IZA research fellow in May 2023. Wiczer's research interests are at the intersection of labor and macroeconomics, studying job search, occupational choice, and social welfare programs including disability insurance. Wiczer holds a PhD from the University of Minnesota, a master's degree from the University of Illinois and a bachelor's degree from Carleton College, all in economics.
2025-06
The Effect of Unemployment Insurance Eligibility in Equilibrium
Ying H. Chao, Benjamin S. Griffy, and David Wiczer
July 2025
2024-14
Stimulus through Insurance: The Marginal Propensity to Repay Debt
Gizem Kosar, Davide Melcangi, Laura Pilossoph, and David Wiczer
September 2024
2024-13
Firm Exit and Liquidity: Evidence from the Great Recession
Fernando Leibovici and David Wiczer
September 2024
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Firm Exit and Liquidity: Evidence from the Great Recession
David Wiczer and Fernando Leibovici
June 2023
Brent Meyer, Aaron Jalca, Michael Dwight Sparks, and David Wiczer "Will Tariffs Touch Off an Inflationary Impulse? Business Execs Think So.." Policy Hub (2025-4).
Patrick Higgins, M. Melinda Pitts, and David Wiczer "Industry-Level Sources for Solid US Employment Growth: Running on Empty or More Room to Run?." Policy Hub (2024-8).
Victoria Gregory, Guido Menzio, and David Wiczer. "Pandemic Recession: L- or V-Shaped?" Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Quarterly Review. May 27.
David Wiczer. "'It's a Vital Part of the Social Welfare Program': Talking About Social Security Disability Insurance." Economy Matters podcast. October 24, 2024.
"Multidimensional Skill Mismatch," American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (2020), pp. 210–44 (with Fatih Guvenen, Burhanettin Kuruscu, and Satoshi Tanaka).