Sam Schulhofer-Wohl is an American economist who is senior vice president and senior advisor to the president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.[1] He was previously Senior Vice President and Director of Financial Policy at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Research Director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis,[2] and an economics professor at Princeton University.[3][4]
Samuel Aryeh Schulhofer-Wohl | |
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Alma mater | University of Chicago, (PhD) Swarthmore College, (BA) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | macroeconomics, applied econometrics |
Institutions | Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Princeton University Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
Raised in Philadelphia and Chicago, Schulhofer-Wohl studied physics and economics at Swarthmore College while preparing for a career as a journalist.[5] He spent four years working as a copy editor and reporter at The Journal-Standard, the Birmingham Post-Herald, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, before returning to Chicago for a PhD in economics at the University of Chicago.[6]
Schulhofer-Wohl's research focuses on applied econometrics, monetary policy, and macroeconomics.[2][7] With Miguel Garrido, he showed that the 2007 closure of The Cincinnati Post affected voter turnout and the re-election chances for incumbents.[3][8] With Greg Kaplan, he has studied the decline in migration among American workers.[9][10]