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Stephanie Aaronson
Stephanie Aaronson is an American economist. She received her PhD in economics from Columbia University. Aaronson is a Senior Associate Director in the Division of Research and Statistics at the Federal Reserve Board. From 2018-2022 she was Vice President and Director of the Economic Studies Program at the Brookings Institution. She specializes in labor economics and her current research focuses on labor force participation in the United States. Her work has been published in academic journals, such as the Review of Income and Wealth and the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. Her research has been featured in prominent news publications, including The New York Times and The Economist.
Aaronson holds a Bachelor of Arts in history, a Master of Philosophy in economics and a Master of Arts in economics from Columbia University. She earned her PhD in economics from Columbia University in 2001. Her dissertation was titled "Changing Wage Growth 1967-1997: Causes and Consequences" and focused on trends in wage growth, and its relationship with technological change and labor force participation across different demographic groups.
After graduating with her Ph.D. in economics, Aaronson began working at the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (FRB) in 2000. Aaronson has spent the majority of her career working at the FRB, where she held a number of titles and positions over an 18-year period. These included serving as economist and principal economist in the Macroeconomic Analysis Section from 2000 to 2012, as chief of the Macroeconomic Analysis Section from 2012 to 2014,as an Assistant Director, and currently as Senior Associate Director in the Division of Research and Statistics. At the FRB, Aaronson's work involves contributing to the economic forecasts and supporting policymakers and the FOMC. She supervises the sections responsible for producing alternative forecasts and characterizing risks and uncertainty.
Aaronson joined the Brookings Institution in October, 2018. She held the title of vice president and director of economic studies. She succeeded American economist Ted Gayer in this position. Her work at the Brookings Institution focused on labor force participation in the United States.
From 2011 to 2012 Aaronson served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Macroeconomic Policy at the U.S. Department of Treasury, and received the Meritorious Service Award for her service.
She grew up in the United States in Massachusetts, and has spent half of her life in Washington, D.C. She was inspired by her family, due to their interest in politics, to become involved herself. In the spring of 2010, Aaronson was a visiting scholar in the department of economics at Yale University. Aaronson was the first DC Representative on the Board of the American Economic Association's Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession.. She has served on the advisory board for the Journal of Economic Perspectives,. and as a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Strategy Group on COVID and Rental Evictions.
Aaronson is a labor economist. Over her career, her research has been in the domain of macroeconomic activity, including monetary policy, inflation, and labor force participation in the United States.[citation needed]
Most recently, Aaronson's work has contributed to the understanding of the current labor force participation rate in the United States, and what has caused it to fluctuate. Aaronson has stated that she is interested in studying how American economic institutions can be improved to benefit all citizens; In particular, she is focused on understanding how to optimize labor market conditions in order to reduce unemployment.
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Stephanie Aaronson
Stephanie Aaronson is an American economist. She received her PhD in economics from Columbia University. Aaronson is a Senior Associate Director in the Division of Research and Statistics at the Federal Reserve Board. From 2018-2022 she was Vice President and Director of the Economic Studies Program at the Brookings Institution. She specializes in labor economics and her current research focuses on labor force participation in the United States. Her work has been published in academic journals, such as the Review of Income and Wealth and the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. Her research has been featured in prominent news publications, including The New York Times and The Economist.
Aaronson holds a Bachelor of Arts in history, a Master of Philosophy in economics and a Master of Arts in economics from Columbia University. She earned her PhD in economics from Columbia University in 2001. Her dissertation was titled "Changing Wage Growth 1967-1997: Causes and Consequences" and focused on trends in wage growth, and its relationship with technological change and labor force participation across different demographic groups.
After graduating with her Ph.D. in economics, Aaronson began working at the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (FRB) in 2000. Aaronson has spent the majority of her career working at the FRB, where she held a number of titles and positions over an 18-year period. These included serving as economist and principal economist in the Macroeconomic Analysis Section from 2000 to 2012, as chief of the Macroeconomic Analysis Section from 2012 to 2014,as an Assistant Director, and currently as Senior Associate Director in the Division of Research and Statistics. At the FRB, Aaronson's work involves contributing to the economic forecasts and supporting policymakers and the FOMC. She supervises the sections responsible for producing alternative forecasts and characterizing risks and uncertainty.
Aaronson joined the Brookings Institution in October, 2018. She held the title of vice president and director of economic studies. She succeeded American economist Ted Gayer in this position. Her work at the Brookings Institution focused on labor force participation in the United States.
From 2011 to 2012 Aaronson served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Macroeconomic Policy at the U.S. Department of Treasury, and received the Meritorious Service Award for her service.
She grew up in the United States in Massachusetts, and has spent half of her life in Washington, D.C. She was inspired by her family, due to their interest in politics, to become involved herself. In the spring of 2010, Aaronson was a visiting scholar in the department of economics at Yale University. Aaronson was the first DC Representative on the Board of the American Economic Association's Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession.. She has served on the advisory board for the Journal of Economic Perspectives,. and as a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Strategy Group on COVID and Rental Evictions.
Aaronson is a labor economist. Over her career, her research has been in the domain of macroeconomic activity, including monetary policy, inflation, and labor force participation in the United States.[citation needed]
Most recently, Aaronson's work has contributed to the understanding of the current labor force participation rate in the United States, and what has caused it to fluctuate. Aaronson has stated that she is interested in studying how American economic institutions can be improved to benefit all citizens; In particular, she is focused on understanding how to optimize labor market conditions in order to reduce unemployment.