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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
Current Research Topics
  • 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

    10/27/2023

    Royal Sonesta, Cambridge, MA

    NBER Economics of Mobility Conference

  • conference

    09/15/2023-09/16/2023

    Stanford University

    SITE Conference on Gender

  • conference

    09/14/2023-09/15/2023

    Stanford University

    SITE Conference on Labor Markets and Policies

  • conference

    06/07/2023-06/08/2023

    Yale University

    Cowles Models and Measurement Conference

  • conference

    06/05/2023-06/06/2023

    Yale University

    Cowles Labor and Public Economics Conference

  • seminar

    05/04/2023

    Discrimination in the 21st Century: Fostering Conversations Across Fields (Chicago Booth and Becker Friedman Institute)

    Making the Elite: Top Jobs, Disparities, and Solutions

  • seminar

    04/28/2023

    Washington Area Labor Economics Symposium (Georgetown University)

    Making the Elite: Top Jobs, Disparities, and Solutions

  • seminar

    03/30/2023

    Southeastern Micro Labor Workshop (University of Georgia)

    Making the Elite: Top Jobs, Disparities, and Solutions

  • seminar

    12/14/2022

    AFE/EME Brownbag

    Socio-emotional Skills, Academic Performance, Job Search, and Jobs at a Leading U.S. Business School

  • seminar

    09/22/2022

    FAM Jr. Applied Microeconomics Workshop

    Socio-emotional Skills, Academic Performance, Job Search, and Jobs at a Leading U.S. Business School

  • conference

    06/09/2022

    Barcelona 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

    03/28/2022

    International Finance Workshop

    Socio-emotional Skills, Academic Performance, Job Search, and Jobs at a Leading U.S. Business School

  • seminar

    03/18/2022

    AFE-EME Brown Bag

    Socio-emotional Skills, Academic Performance, Job Search, and Jobs at a Leading U.S. Business School

  • seminar

    02/10/2022

    FAM Jr. Applied Microeconomics Workshop

    Socio-emotional Skills, Academic Performance, Job Search, and Jobs at a Leading U.S. Business School

  • seminar

    11/17/2021

    UCSD

    Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity

  • seminar

    11/12/2021

    FRB Research Webinars

    Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity (Discussant: Evan Rose, University of Chicago)

  • seminar

    10/04/2021

    International Finance Workshop

    Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity

  • seminar

    09/22/2021

    International Banking and Finance Workshop

    Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity

  • seminar

    06/18/2021

    Penn State (Economics of Education Seminar)

    Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity

  • conference

    05/15/2021

    Society of Labor Economists (SOLE) Annual Meeting

    Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity

  • seminar

    03/04/2021

    Wharton (Business Economics & Public Policy)

    Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity

  • seminar

    01/27/2021

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity

  • seminar

    01/21/2021

    Chicago 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
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