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Joonkyu Choi

Education

  • Ph.D., Economics, University of Maryland, 2018
Current Research Topics
  • Firm Dynamics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Senior Economist

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2021 - present
  • Economist

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2018 - 2021
  • Early Joiners and Startup Performance
    Joonkyu Choi, Nathan Goldschlag, John Haltiwanger, and J. Daniel Kim
    Review of Economics and Statistics (Forthcoming)
    https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01386
    See also » FRB Working Paper (2023)
  • Mega Firms and New Technological Trajectories in the U.S.
    Joonkyu Choi, Serguey Braguinsky, Yuheng Ding, Karam Jo, and Seula Kim
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2025)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2025.060
  • High-Growth Firms in the United States: Key Trends and New Data Opportunities
    J. Daniel Kim, Joonkyu Choi, Nathan Goldschlag, and John Haltiwanger
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2024)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2024.074
  • Early Joiners and Startup Performance
    Joonkyu Choi, Nathan Goldschlag, John Haltiwanger, and J. Daniel Kim
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2023)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2023.012
  • Political Connections, Allocation of Stimulus Spending, and the Jobs Multiplier
    Joonkyu Choi, Veronika Penciakova, and Felipe Saffie
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2021)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2021.005r1
  • Essays on Firm Dynamics and Job Creation
    Joonkyu Choi
    Dissertations (University of Maryland, College Park) (2018)
    https://doi.org/10.13016/M2TM7244H
Referee
  • American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
  • Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
  • Journal of Economics and Management Strategy
  • Management Science
  • Organization Science
  • Review of Economic Studies
  • Strategic Management Journal
  • Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
Professional Affiliation
  • American Economic Association
  • Korean American Economic Association
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Last Update: November 21, 2025