Meet the Economists
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 work on a range of topics in labor economics, personnel economics, 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
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
seminar
01/21/2021Chicago Fed
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
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01/27/2021Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
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03/04/2021Wharton (Business Economics & Public Policy)
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
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06/18/2021Penn State (Economics of Education Seminar)
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
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09/22/2021International Banking and Finance Workshop
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
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10/04/2021International Finance Workshop
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
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11/12/2021FRB Research Webinars
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity (Discussant: Evan Rose, University of Chicago)
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11/17/2021UCSD
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
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02/10/2022FAM Jr. Applied Microeconomics Workshop
Socio-emotional Skills, Academic Performance, Job Search, and Jobs at a Leading U.S. Business School
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03/18/2022AFE-EME Brown Bag
Socio-emotional Skills, Academic Performance, Job Search, and Jobs at a Leading U.S. Business School
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03/28/2022International Finance Workshop
Socio-emotional Skills, Academic Performance, Job Search, and Jobs at a Leading U.S. Business School
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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
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
conference
06/09/2022Barcelona School of Economics Summer Forum (Structural Microeconometrics)
Between College and That First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity
seminar
09/22/2022FAM Jr. Applied Microeconomics Workshop
Socio-emotional Skills, Academic Performance, Job Search, and Jobs at a Leading U.S. Business School
seminar
12/14/2022AFE/EME Brownbag
Socio-emotional Skills, Academic Performance, Job Search, and Jobs at a Leading U.S. Business School
Awards
- 2022
Yale University
Ranked in the top 10% of the PhD graduating cohort
- 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
- 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
Professional Affiliation
- Research Affiliate, Department of Economics, Yale University, 2021-Present