Research Associates - Abigail Crockett

Abigail Crockett

Abigail Crockett is an economic analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Crockett graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's degree in economics and political science and Florida State University with a master's degree in demography. Her research interests include household decision making, applied demography, fertility transitions, the implications of aging populations and the history of population change.

As a second-year research associate, Crockett has collaborated with several economists at the Richmond Fed. She also provides research assistance to Tom Barkin, working closely with Nina Mantilla, the Special Assistant to the President.

Bank Publications

Econ Focus, Fourth Quarter 2020

Measuring Culture with Facebook

With the vast amounts of data and analysis on human behaviors provided by the Facebook Marketing API, authors were able to create a "bottom-up" measure of culture.

Abigail Crockett

Special Reports, May 13, 2020

COVID-19 and Women's (Un)Employment

As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly rearranges the U.S. labor market, women have been disproportionately affected.

Abigail Crockett and Nina Mantilla
Regional Matters

March 4, 2021

Breaking Down the Decline in Public School Enrollment

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, public school enrollment has decreased overall and across racial groups, with the steepest declines in grades Pre-K through elementary.

Abigail Crockett and Hailey Phelps

July 24, 2020

Demographics and Disparities in the Fifth District

Although the Fifth District’s black population tends to have higher employment and educational attainment compared to the nation’s, there are still significant disparities relative to whites.

Abigail Crockett and Jessie Romero
Blog Posts

Community College Insights, June 23, 2023

Measuring College Student Outcomes

The calculation of college graduation rates is complicated, and many community college students are left out of the formula altogether.

Laura Dawson Ullrich and Abigail Crockett