Adam Scavette
About Me
I am an economic advisor in the community development group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. My research spans topics within urban, public, labor, and housing economics.
Much of my research focuses on understanding the effects of place-based government policies on labor market outcomes. My research has been published in the leading urban economics field journals, the Journal of Urban Economics and Regional Science and Urban Economics, and covered by major media outlets including The New York Times and Bloomberg.
I earned my PhD in public policy from Rutgers University-New Brunswick in 2024. I also hold advanced degrees in engineering and economics from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Edinburgh, respectively.
I am currently a visiting researcher at West Virginia University's Regional Research Institute.
The views here are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia or the Federal Reserve System.
CV (updated November 2024)
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Email: adam.scavette@phil.frb.org
X (Twitter): @adamscavette
Upcoming Talks
- The Urban Institute, December 2, 2024
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, December 4, 2024
- West Virginia University, April 11, 2025
Working Papers
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Federal Reserve Publications: Long Articles & Reports
- Understanding SNAP’s Role
with Carrie Cook, Stephanie Norris and Alvaro Sánchez
FRB Richmond: Econ Focus, 2024.
- Measuring Social Capital Across the Fifth District
with Stephanie Norris
FRB Richmond: Econ Focus, 2023.
- Regional Spotlight: Making Ends Meet
FRB Philadelphia: Economic Insights, 2022.
- Broadband Subscription, Computer Use, and Labor Market Attachment across U.S. Metros
with Alvaro Sánchez
FRB Philadelphia: Community Development Report, 2021.
- Regional Spotlight: Evaluating Metro Unemployment Rates Throughout the Business Cycle
FRB Philadelphia: Economic Insights, 2019.
- Exploring the Economic Effects of the Opioid Epidemic
FRB Philadelphia: Economic Insights, 2019.
- Regional Spotlight: Purchasing Power Across the U.S.
with Elif Sen
FRB Philadelphia: Economic Insights, 2017.
Federal Reserve Publications: Briefs & Blog Posts
Place-Based Policies
Broadband
Regional Economics
- Are College Towns Recession Proof?
with Robert Calvert Jump
FRB Richmond: Regional Matters, 2024.
- Understanding Immigration in the Fifth District: Where Did International Migrants Settle?
with Surekha Carpenter
FRB Richmond: Regional Matters, 2024.
- Who is Supplying the Labor for Recent Employment Growth in the Rural Fifth District?
FRB Richmond: Regional Matters, 2024.
- The Impact of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse on Fifth District Firms
with Jason Kosakow
FRB Richmond: Regional Matters, 2024.
- Urban Marylanders Are Migrating to More Affordable and Smaller Metro Areas
with Keith Waters
FRB Richmond: Regional Matters, 2024.
- Are Fifth District Firms Revisiting Their Prices Less Often Amid Cooling Inflation?
with Jason Kosakow
FRB Richmond: Regional Matters, 2024.
- Parsing the Slow Post-Pandemic Labor Market Recovery of Maryland’s Capital Suburbs
with Keith Waters
FRB Richmond: Regional Matters, 2023.
- Fifth District State Business Cycles
FRB Richmond: Regional Matters, 2023.
- Firm Price-Setting Behavior Amid Elevated Price Growth: Evidence From Our Surveys
with Jason Kosakow
FRB Richmond: Regional Matters, 2023.
- The Role of Manufacturing in the Rural Fifth District
FRB Richmond: Regional Matters, 2022.
- Is Urban Cool Cooling New Jersey’s Job Market?
with Ethan Haswell
FRB Philadelphia: Research Brief, 2016.
Housing
Macroeconomics