Nida Çakır Melek is a senior economist in the Economic Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. She joined the Bank in August 2013 after receiving her Ph.D. from UCLA. She holds a B.S. degree in Mathematics from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey and an M.A. degree in Economics from Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. Her primary areas of research are macroeconomics, international economics, and energy economics.
Professional Journals and Books
- "Resource Booms and the Macroeconomy: The Case of U.S. Shale Oil" with Michael Plante and Mine K. Yücel, Review of Economic Dynamics, forthcoming.
- "Productivity, Nationalization, and the Role of 'News': Lessons from the 1970s" Macroeconomic Dynamics, published online: 27 November 2018.
Economic Review Articles
- The Response of U.S. Investment to Oil Price Shocks: Does the Shale Boom Matter?
Fourth Quarter 2018 - Lifting the U.S. Crude Oil Export Ban: Prospects for Increasing Oil Market Efficiency
with Elena Ojeda, Second Quarter 2017 - PDFEvaluating a Year of Oil Price Volatility
with Troy Davig, Jun Nie, A. Lee Smith, and Didem Tuzemen, Third Quarter 2015 - PDFWhat Could Lower Prices Mean for U.S. Oil Production?
First Quarter 2015
Research Working Papers
- Mining for Oil Forecasts
with Charles W. Calomiris and Harry Mamaysky, RWP 20-20 - The U.S. Shale Oil Boom, the Oil Export Ban and the Economy: A General Equilibrium Analysis
with Michael Plante and Mine K. Yücel RWP 17-10 - PDFProductivity, Nationalization, and the Role of "News": Lessons from the 1970s
RWP 14-06
Economic Bulletin
- What Could Resurging U.S. Energy Production Mean for the U.S. Trade Deficit?
with Jun Nie, March 7, 2018 - PDFEvaluating a Year of Oil Price Volatility
with Troy Davig, Jun Nie, A. Lee Smith, and Didem Tuzemen, September 8, 2015 - PDFWhat Could Lower Prices Mean for U.S. Oil Production?
April 6, 2015