Meet the Researchers
Joonkyu Choi
Senior Economist
Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies Section
Research and Statistics
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 - presentEconomist
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
Last Update:
November 21, 2025