Biography
Thomas H. Klier is a senior economist in the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Klier’s research focuses on the effects of changes in manufacturing technology, the spatial distribution of economic activity and regional economic development. Since joining the Chicago Fed in 1992, Klier has written widely on the evolving geography of the auto industry. His current research includes the changing structure of the auto industry and the responsiveness of the demand for new vehicles to the price of gasoline.
Klier’s research has been published in scholarly journals, including the Journal of Regional Studies, the Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, The Industrial Geographer, Economic Development Quarterly, the Review of Regional Studies, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management and Public Choice. Klier is co-author of a book on the auto supplier industry (joint with Jim Rubenstein, Miami University), published by the Upjohn Institute in 2008.
Klier received an M.B.A. from Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany, an M.A. from Wayne State University and a Ph.D. in economics from Michigan State University.
|
