Meet the Researchers
Soumitra Shukla
Education
- Ph.D., Economics (with Distinction), Yale University, 2021
- M.Phil., Economics (with Distinction), Yale University, 2017
- B.Sc., Economics & Mathematics (with Distinction), University of Minnesota, 2015
- I am an applied microeconomist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. I work in the Emerging Market Economies section of the Division of International Finance and conduct research mainly on topics in labor, personnel economics, inequality, and the economics of education.
Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2021 - present
- Making the Elite: Top Jobs, Disparities, and Solutions
Soumitra Shukla
International Finance Discussion Papers (2022)
https://doi.org/10.17016/IFDP.2021.1331r1 - Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
Soumitra Shukla
International Finance Discussion Papers (2021)
https://doi.org/10.17016/IFDP.2021.1331 - Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
Soumitra Shukla
Yale University (2021)
See also » FRB Working Paper (2022) - Petviashvilli’s Method for the Dirichlet Problem
Derek Olson, Soumitra Shukla, Gideon Simpson, and Daniel Spirn
Journal of Scientific Computing (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10915-015-0023-6
conference
10/27/2023Royal Sonesta, Cambridge, MA
NBER Economics of Mobility Conference
conference
09/15/2023-09/16/2023Stanford University
SITE Conference on Gender
conference
09/14/2023-09/15/2023Stanford University
SITE Conference on Labor Markets and Policies
conference
06/07/2023-06/08/2023Yale University
Cowles Models and Measurement Conference
conference
06/05/2023-06/06/2023Yale University
Cowles Labor and Public Economics Conference
seminar
05/04/2023Discrimination in the 21st Century: Fostering Conversations Across Fields (Chicago Booth and Becker Friedman Institute)
Making the Elite: Top Jobs, Disparities, and Solutions
seminar
04/28/2023Washington Area Labor Economics Symposium (Georgetown University)
Making the Elite: Top Jobs, Disparities, and Solutions
seminar
03/30/2023Southeastern Micro Labor Workshop (University of Georgia)
Making the Elite: Top Jobs, Disparities, and Solutions
seminar
12/14/2022AFE/EME Brownbag
Socio-emotional Skills, Academic Performance, Job Search, and Jobs at a Leading U.S. Business School
seminar
09/22/2022FAM Jr. Applied Microeconomics Workshop
Socio-emotional Skills, Academic Performance, Job Search, and Jobs at a Leading U.S. Business School
conference
06/09/2022Barcelona School of Economics Summer Forum (Structural Microeconometrics)
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
discussion
05/07/2022"Discrimination in the 21st Century: Fostering Conversations Across Fields" organized by Chicago Booth and Becker Friedman Institute
Talent Allocation in the Indian Economy: Measurement and Policy Implications
seminar
04/01/2022"Discrimination and Disparities" Seminar organized by Barbara Biasi (Yale), Peter Blair (Harvard) and Olga Stoddard (BYU)
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
seminar
03/28/2022International Finance Workshop
Socio-emotional Skills, Academic Performance, Job Search, and Jobs at a Leading U.S. Business School
seminar
03/18/2022AFE-EME Brown Bag
Socio-emotional Skills, Academic Performance, Job Search, and Jobs at a Leading U.S. Business School
seminar
02/10/2022FAM Jr. Applied Microeconomics Workshop
Socio-emotional Skills, Academic Performance, Job Search, and Jobs at a Leading U.S. Business School
seminar
11/17/2021UCSD
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
seminar
11/12/2021FRB Research Webinars
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity (Discussant: Evan Rose, University of Chicago)
seminar
10/04/2021International Finance Workshop
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
seminar
09/22/2021International Banking and Finance Workshop
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
seminar
06/18/2021Penn State (Economics of Education Seminar)
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
conference
05/15/2021Society of Labor Economists (SOLE) Annual Meeting
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
seminar
03/04/2021Wharton (Business Economics & Public Policy)
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
seminar
01/27/2021Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
seminar
01/21/2021Chicago Fed
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
Awards
- 2022
Yale University
Ranked in the top 10% of the PhD graduating cohort (21 students)
- 2022
Yale University
Received Distinction in the main dissertation field (labor economics)
- 2020
Yale University
University Dissertation Fellowship
- 2020
Yale University
University Fellowship
- 2019
Yale University
Carl Arvid Anderson Fellowship for top rising graduate students
- 2019
Yale University
Cowles Foundation Fellowship
- 2019
Yale University
Economic Growth Center Prize
- 2018
Yale University
Raymond Powell Prize (for teaching)
- 2017
Yale University
Lester Page Hoole Fellow
- 2017
Yale University
Distinction in the Labor Economics Qualifying Exam
- 2014
University of Minnesota
Ella Thorp Scholarship
- 2014
University of Minnesota
Linda and Ted Johnson Research Fellowship
- 2014
University of Minnesota
Phi Beta Kappa
- 2014
University of Minnesota
Phi Kappa Phi
- 2013
University of Minnesota
Talle Family Scholarship
- 2012
University of Minnesota
Stockman Scholarship
- 2012
University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Award
- 2012
University of Minnesota
Meritorious Winner: Mathematical Contest in Modeling
- 2011
University of Minnesota
University Honors Program
Conference Organization
Nov 2021-Present | Online
Fed Applied Microeconomics Junior Conference (FAM Jr.)
I am a co-organizer of the Fed Applied Micro junior group (FAM Jr.), which is a system-wide working group for junior applied microeconomists.
Referee
- Economic Letters
- Quarterly Journal of Economics
- National Science Foundation
- Journal of Political Economy
Professional Affiliation
- Research Affiliate, Department of Economics, Yale University, 2021-Present