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Marcin Hitczenko

Assistant Policy Adviser and Economist
email :: 404-498-3394

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  • Biography

    ​Marcin Hitczenko is a statistician at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, after holding a similar position at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston since 2012. He currently works on the management and analysis of the Survey of Consumer Payment Choice and the Diary of Consumer Payment Choice. In addition, his research interests broadly relate to improving inference based on survey data. Marcin received a BA in applied mathematics from Harvard University in 2005 and completed his PhD in statistics in 2011 at the University of Chicago. His dissertation focused on environmental statistics.

    Updated May 2018

  • Working Papers

    Atlanta Fed Working Papers

    2021

    2021-10
    Improved Estimation of Poisson Rate Distributions through a Multi-Mode Survey Design
    February 2021
    Abstract | Full text Adobe PDF file format

    2021-9
    Sample Bias Related to Household Role
    February 2021
    Abstract | Full text Adobe PDF file format

    2021-8
    Division of Financial Responsibility among Mixed-Gender Couples
    February 2021
    Abstract | Full text Adobe PDF file format

    Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Working PapersOff-site link

    2016

    16-20
    The Influence of Gender and Income on the Household Division of Financial Responsibility
    Marcin Hitczenko
    Abstract | Full text Adobe PDF file format

    2014

    14-09
    Measuring Unfamiliar Economic Concepts: The Case of Prepaid Card Adoption
    Marcin Hitczenko
    Mingzhu Tai
    Abstract | Full text Adobe PDF file format

    2013

    13-16
    Optimal Recall Period Length in Consumer Payment Surveys
    Marcin Hitczenko
    Abstract | Full text Adobe PDF file format

    13-15
    Modeling Anchoring Effects in Sequential Likert Scale Questions
    Marcin Hitczenko
    Abstract | Full text Adobe PDF file format

  • Other Fed Work

    Research Data Reports

    2020

    U.S. Consumers' Use of Personal Checks: Evidence from a Diary Survey
    Claire Greene
    Marcin Hitczenko
    Brian Prescott
    Oz Shy
    Research Data Report 20-1
    Abstract | Full text Adobe PDF file format

    2017

    The 2012 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice: Technical Appendix
    Marco Angrisani
    Kevin Foster
    Marcin Hitczenko
    Data Report 2017-05
    Abstract | Full text Adobe PDF file format

    The 2015 Survey of Consumer Payment Choice: Technical Appendix
    Marco Angrisani
    Kevin Foster
    Marcin Hitczenko
    Data Report 2017-04
    Abstract | Full text Adobe PDF file format

    Battery Order Effects on Relative Ratings in Likert Scales
    Marcin Hitczenko
    Data Report 2017-02
    Abstract | Full text Adobe PDF file format

    2016

    The 2014 Survey of Consumer Payment Choice: Technical Appendix
    Marco Angrisani
    Kevin Foster
    Marcin Hitczenko
    Data Report 2016-04
    Abstract | Full text Adobe PDF file format

    2015

    Identifying and Evaluating Sample Selection Bias in Consumer Payment Surveys
    Marcin Hitczenko
    Data Report 2015-07
    Abstract | Full text Adobe PDF file format

    The 2013 Survey of Consumer Payment Choice: Technical Appendix
    Marco Angrisani
    Kevin Foster
    Marcin Hitczenko
    Data Report 2015-05
    Abstract | Full text Adobe PDF file format

    Estimating Population Means in the 2012 Survey of Consumer Payment Choice
    Marcin Hitczenko
    Data Report 2015-02
    Abstract | Full text Adobe PDF file format

    2014

    The 2011 and 2012 Surveys of Consumer Payment Choice: Technical Appendix
    Marco Angrisani
    Kevin Foster
    Marcin Hitczenko
    Data Report 2014-02
    Abstract | Full text Adobe PDF file format

    2013

    The 2010 Survey of Consumer Payment Choice: Technical Appendix
    Marco Angrisani
    Kevin Foster
    Marcin Hitczenko
    Data Report 2013-03
    Abstract | Full text Adobe PDF file format