About Me

I am an Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis with interests in macroeconomics and economic geography. I received my PhD in economics from Princeton University in 2020.

If you notice me shaking, it’s because I have an essential tremor. Feel free to ask me about it.

Publications

Hannah Rubinton (2025). The Geography of Business Dynamism and Skill-Biased Technical Change. Review of Economic Studies.

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Maggie Isaacson, Cassie Marks, Lowell Ricketts, Hannah Rubinton (2024). The Effect of COVID-19 Immigration Restrictions on Post-Pandemic Labor Market Tightness. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review.

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Charly Porcher, Hannah Rubinton, Clara Santamaria (2023). JUE Insight: The Role of Establishment Size in the City Size Premium in Spain. JUE: Insights.

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Maggie Isaacson, Hannah Rubinton (2023). Shipping Prices and Import Price Inflation. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review.

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Working Papers

Alex Bick, Adam Blandin, Karel Mertens, Hannah Rubinton (2026). Work from Home and Migration.

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Xian Jiang, Hannah Rubinton (2025). The Adoption of Non-Rival Inputs and Firm Scope.

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Victoria Gregory, Julian Kozlowski, Hannah Rubinton (2024). The Impact of Racial Segregation on College Attainment in Spatial Equilibrium (Reject and Resubmit, Review of Economic Studies).

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Alexander Houtz, Ben Pugsley, Hannah Rubinton (2023). The Uneven Welfare Costs of the Volcker Disinflation (R&R JPE-Macro).

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Blog Posts

Tracking AI's Contribution to GDP Growth
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Aggregate Implications of the Rise in Firms' Custom Software Investments
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Why Do WFH Workers Move?
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The Impact of Work from Home on Interstate Migration in the U.S.
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The Labor Effects of Work from Home on Workers with a Disability
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