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Daniel Littman |

Economist

Dan Littman is an economist in the Office of Policy Analysis at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. His work focuses on applied research on payment systems and payment innovations.

Mr. Littman joined the Cleveland Reserve Bank in 1981 and has worked in the payments systems research, marketing, budget, financial planning, credit, and economic research areas. Prior to his work at the Bank, Mr. Littman was employed by an economic development agency in Maine and served as a consultant to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He was awarded a Fulbright scholarship in 1977, under which he worked as an advisor at the National Economic Planning Agency in Ecuador.

Mr. Littman earned a master’s degree in economics from Boston University and a bachelor’s degree in Latin American studies and sociology from Brandeis University.

• Fed Publications

Title	Date	Publication	Author(s)	Type
Making Financial Markets Safer for Consumers: Lessons from Consumer Goods Markets and Beyond	December, 2009	Vol. 1, No. 1	Daniel A Littman; Thomas J Fitzpatrick IV; Stephan Whitaker;	Forefront
	Abstract: In the wake of the mortgage meltdown, policymakers are discussing how best to protect consumers in financial product markets. The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland hosted a seminar, “Consumer Protection in Financial Product Markets,” in September 2009 to exchange ideas with other regulators about consumer protection and the role of the courts.
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Video: Forefront Roundtable	December, 2009	Vol. 1, No. 1	Daniel A Littman; Thomas J Fitzpatrick IV; Stephan Whitaker;	Forefront
	Abstract: Watch economists with the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland discuss their takeaways from the September 11, 2009, seminar on consumer protection.
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Are Consumers Cashing Out?	October, 2007	Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary	Daniel A Littman; Paul W Bauer;	Economic Commentary
	Abstract: The information age has led to many new forms of payment, including credit cards, debit cards, and online banking. In many ways, these new mechanisms seem preferable to cash. While the disappearance of cash is a very long way off, it seems people are starting to use it less.
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Collective Bargaining and Disinflation	February, 1984	Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary	Daniel A Littman; Mark S Sniderman;	Economic Commentary
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