Sam Schulhofer-Wohl Explained

Samuel Aryeh Schulhofer-Wohl
Alma Mater:	University of Chicago, (PhD) Swarthmore College, (BA)
Field:	macroeconomics, applied econometrics
Work Institutions:	Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Princeton University Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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]}

Life and education

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]

Research

Schulhofer-Wohl's research focuses on applied econometrics, monetary policy, and macroeconomics.^[7] With Miguel Garrido, he showed that the 2007 closure of The Cincinnati Post affected voter turnout and the re-election chances for incumbents.^[8] With Greg Kaplan, he has studied the decline in migration among American workers.^{[9] [10]}

Selected works

• Yang, Yang, Sam Schulhofer-Wohl, Wenjiang J. Fu, and Kenneth C. Land. "The intrinsic estimator for age-period-cohort analysis: what it is and how to use it." American Journal of Sociology 113, no. 6 (2008): 1697–1736.
• Kaplan, Greg, and Sam Schulhofer‐Wohl. "Understanding the long‐run decline in interstate migration." International Economic Review 58, no. 1 (2017): 57–94.
• Kaplan, Greg, and Sam Schulhofer-Wohl. "Interstate migration has fallen less than you think: Consequences of hot deck imputation in the Current Population Survey." Demography 49, no. 3 (2012): 1061–1074.
• Schulhofer-Wohl, Sam, and Miguel Garrido. "Do newspapers matter? Short-run and long-run evidence from the closure of The Cincinnati Post." Journal of Media Economics 26, no. 2 (2013): 60–81.
• Schulhofer-Wohl, Sam. "Heterogeneity and tests of risk sharing." Journal of Political Economy 119, no. 5 (2011): 925–958.
• Hall, Robert E., and Sam Schulhofer-Wohl. "Measuring job-finding rates and matching efficiency with heterogeneous job-seekers." American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics 10, no. 1 (2018): 1-32.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Samuel Schulhofer-Wohl, Dallas Fed . 2023-02-20 . www.dallasfed.org . en.
2. News: Saphir. Ann. 2016-09-10. Minneapolis Fed seeks new research chief after Schulhofer-Wohl leaves. pt. Reuters. 2020-12-15.
3. Web site: Robertson. Laura. When Papers Die: Princeton economist and ex-journalist Sam Schulhofer-Wohl examines the fallout: dangers to democracy.. 2020-12-15. Style Weekly. 16 September 2009 . en.
4. Web site: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Names New Research Director Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. 2020-12-15. www.minneapolisfed.org. en.
5. News: Ryan. Barbara Haddad. June 2000. The New Swarthmore Journalists: From the newsroom to the Internet, young Swarthmoreans are making their mark in the media.. Swarthmore College Bulletin.
6. Web site: 2008-04-19. College Corner: Gazette Founder Sam Schulhofer-Wohl '98 - The Phoenix. 2020-12-15. en-US.
7. Web site: Sam Schulhofer-Wohl. 2020-12-15. IGC. en-GB.
8. Web site: Paper Trail On the Media. 2020-12-15. WNYC Studios. en.
9. Web site: American workers find less incentive to relocate. 2020-12-15. Princeton University. en.
10. News: Lowrey. Annie. 2013-12-10. Why Are Americans Staying Put? (Published 2013). en-US. The New York Times. 2020-12-15. 0362-4331.