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Alvaro Sánchez is a research analyst II for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Community and Economic Development (CED) group. He contributes quantitative and qualitative research focused on benefits cliffs and broadband access. Previously, Sánchez was an analyst at the Philadelphia Fed. Before joining the Federal Reserve System, Sánchez completed a graduate program at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a public policy fellow in the Office of the Council President with Philadelphia City Council, providing research for city initiatives relating to housing affordability and student debt. Previously, he was a research intern at the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, an early education policy fellow with the Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity in Philadelphia, and a public policy and analysis intern with the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia. Sánchez has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Temple University and a master's degree in social policy from the University of Pennsylvania.
Articles
2024
Mary Hirt, Aaliyah Price, and Alvaro Sanchez. "Small Business Credit Survey: The 2024 Southeast Insights," Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Partners Update (September 6, 2024).
2023
Mary Hirt, Aaliyah Price, Alvaro Sanchez, and Anthony Tringali. "Small Business Credit Survey 2022: Key Insights from the Southeast," Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Partners Update (October 18, 2023).
Elias Ilin, Alexander Ruder, and Alvaro Sanchez. "Mitigating Benefits Cliffs: The Career MAP Program in Washington, DC." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Partners Update (October 4, 2023).
Elias Ilin and Alvaro Sánchez. "Mitigating Benefits Cliffs for Low-Income Families: District of Columbia Career Mobility Action Plan as a Case Study." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Discussion Papers(September 2023).
Alvaro Sánchez. "Connecting to Economic Opportunity: The Digital Divide in the Southeast." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Partners Update (August 2023).
Brittany Birken, Austin McTier, Alexander Ruder, and Alvaro Sánchez. "The Potential of One Change." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Partners Update (August 2023).
2021
Alvaro Sánchez. "Small Business Credit Survey: COVID-19 and Disparate Firm Conditions in the Philadelphia Metro
." Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (December 2021).
Alvaro Sánchez, Ashley Putnam, Richard Kasmin, and Priya Krishna. "Small Business Credit Survey: COVID-19 and Disparate Firm Conditions in New Jersey." Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (November 2021).
Alvaro Sánchez and Adam Scavette. "Broadband Subscription, Computer Access, and Labor Market Attachment across US Metros." Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (June 2021).
2020
Alvaro Sánchez and Adam Scavette. "Broadband Access, Computer Use, and Labor Market Attachment in Philadelphia." Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (August 2020).
Lei Ding and Alvaro Sánchez. "What Small Businesses Will Be Impacted by COVID-19?" Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (April 2020).
Alvaro Sánchez. "Toward Digital Inclusion: Broadband Access in the Third Federal Reserve District." Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (March 2020).
2018
Kyle DeMaria and Alvaro Sánchez. "Accessing Economic Opportunity." Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (December 2018).
Special Publications
2024
Alvaro Sánchez, Carrie Cook, Stephanie Norris, and Adam Scavette. "Understanding SNAP's Role." Econ Focus First/Second Quarter 2024. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (April 2024).
2021
Jessica Battisto, Mels de Zeeuw, Rebecca Landau, Lucas Misera, Alvaro Sánchez, Ann Marie Wiersch, and Janelle Williams. Small Business Credit Survey: 2021 Report on Firms Owned by People of Color (April 2021).