Executive Vice President and Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Roc Armenter, PhD is an executive vice president and economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Macroeconomics and international economics are two of Dr. Armenter’s primary research interests, but he considers his work on monetary and fiscal policy to be among his best. Case in point: He has played an important role in the design of balance sheet policies and implementation framework during his time at the Philadelphia Fed.
Dr. Armenter has written an extensive collection of working papers and has published articles in a variety of journals, including the Review of Economic Studies, the American Economic Review, and the Journal of Monetary Economics.
Since joining the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia in 2008, Dr. Armenter has advanced through staff and officer promotions from senior economist to vice president and economist to executive vice president and research director. Previously, he worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the Research Department.