thomas klier

Thomas H. Klier

Senior Economist and Economic Advisor
Regional and Community Development Research

Thomas H. Klier is a senior economist and economic advisor in the Economic Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Klier’s research focuses on the effects of changes in manufacturing technology, the spatial distribution of economic activity, and regional economic development. Since joining the Chicago Fed in 1992, Klier has written widely on the evolving geography of the auto industry. His current research includes the changing structure of the auto industry and the responsiveness of the demand for new vehicles to the price of gasoline.

Klier’s research has been published in scholarly journals, including the Journal of Regional Studies, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, The Industrial Geographer, Economic Development Quarterly, Review of Regional Studies, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Public Choice, and American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. Klier is co-author of a book on the auto supplier industry (joint with Jim Rubenstein, Miami University), published by the Upjohn Institute in 2008.

Klier received an MBA from Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, an MA from Wayne State University, and a PhD in economics from Michigan State University.

CDPS Blog
Chicago Fed Insights
Chicago Fed Letter
Thomas H. Klier, Joshua Linn | 2016 | No. 357 Download
François Gourio, Thomas H. Klier | 2015 | No. 344 Download
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2013 | No. 310 | May Download
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2011 | No. 291a | October Download
Thomas H. Klier, Martin Lavelle, James Rubenstein | 2010 | No. 277a | August Download
Taft Foster , Thomas H. Klier | 2009 | No. 266 | September Download
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2008 | No. 255a | October Download
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2007 | No. 243 | October Download
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2006 | No. 229b | August Download
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2006 | No. 226 | May Download
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2006 | No. 222 | January Download
Thomas H. Klier, Rick Mattoon, William Testa | 2005 | No. 212b | March Download
Thomas H. Klier, Yukako Ono, William Testa | 2005 | No. 212a | March Download
Robert DeYoung , Thomas H. Klier | 2004 | No. 201 | April Download
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Thomas H. Klier, William Testa | 2003 | No. 197a | December Download
Thomas H. Klier, William Testa | 2002 | No. 179b | July Download
Thomas H. Klier, William Testa | 2002 | No. 179a | July Download
Eric French, Thomas H. Klier, David Oppedahl | 2002 | No. 177a | May Download
Thomas H. Klier, William Testa | 2001 | No. 168 | August Download
Thomas H. Klier, William Testa | 2001 | No. 167a | July Download
Thomas H. Klier | 2000 | No. 159 | November Download
Thomas H. Klier | 1998 | No. 135 | November Download
Thomas H. Klier, Rick Mattoon, Michael A. Prager | 1997 | No. 120 | August Download
Thomas H. Klier, Rick Mattoon, William Testa | 1997 | No. 118 | June Download
Thomas H. Klier | 1996 | No. 107 | July Download
Thomas H. Klier, Rick Mattoon | 1995 | No. 89 | January Download
David Allardice, Thomas H. Klier, Rick Mattoon | 1994 | No. 82 | June Download
Thomas H. Klier, Rick Mattoon | 1993 | No. 73 | September Download
Economic Perspectives
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2017 | Vol. 41 | No. 6 | September Download
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2015 | Vol. 39 | 4th Quarter Download
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2012 | Vol. 36 | 2nd Quarter Download
Thomas H. Klier | 2009 | Vol. 33 | 2nd Quarter Download
Thomas H. Klier, Daniel McMillen | 2006 | Vol. 30 | No. 2 | 2nd Quarter Download
Thomas H. Klier | 2005 | Vol. 29 | No. 3 | August | 3rd Quarter Download
Thomas H. Klier, William Testa, Alexei Zelenev | 2003 | Vol. 27 | No. 4 | November | 4th Quarter Download
Thomas H. Klier | 2002 | Vol. 26 | No. 2 | May | 2nd Quarter Download
Kenneth M. Johnson, Thomas H. Klier | 2000 | Vol. 24 | No. 4 | November | 4th Quarter Download
Thomas H. Klier | 1999 | Vol. 23 | No. 1 | February Download
Thomas H. Klier, Rick Mattoon, William Testa | 1997 | Vol. 21 | No. 4 | June | 4th Quarter Download
Thomas H. Klier | 1995 | Vol. 19 | No. 6 | November | 4th Quarter Download
Thomas H. Klier | 1994 | Vol. 18 | No. 4 | July | 3rd Quarter Download
Thomas H. Klier | 1993 | Vol. 17 | No. 3 | May | 2nd Quarter Download
Michigan Economy Blog
Midwest Economy Blog
Working Papers
Levi Bognar, Scott A. Brave, Thomas H. Klier, Leslie McGranahan | 2023 | No. 2023-35 | September Download
Benjamin Goldman, Thomas H. Klier, Thomas Walstrum | 2016 | No. 2016-20 Download
Thomas H. Klier, Joshua Linn | 2014 | No. 2014-22 | December Download
Thomas H. Klier, Daniel McMillen | 2013 | No. 2013-15 Download
Thomas H. Klier, Joshua Linn | 2011 | No. 2011-01 | January Download
Thomas H. Klier, Daniel McMillen | 2006 | No. 2006-20 Download
Thomas H. Klier, Paul Ma, Daniel McMillen | 2004 | No. 2004-27 Download
Thomas H. Klier | 2002 | No. 2002-19 Download
Thomas H. Klier, Rick Mattoon, Michael A. Prager | 1996 | No. 96-12 Download
Publications at Academic Journals 

Klier has had articles published in a number of books and academic journals. His most recent publications (available for a fee at the publishers' web sites) include:

With Joshua Linn, 2013, "Fuel prices and new vehicle fuel economy – Comparing the United States and Western Europe," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Vol. 66, No. 2, pp. 280-300.

With Jim Rubenstein, 2012, "Configuration of the North American and European auto industries – A comparison of trends," European Review of Industrial Economics and Policy, No. 3.

With Joshua Linn, 2012, "New vehicle characteristics and the cost of the corporate average fuel economy standard," Rand Journal of Economics, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 186-213.

With Joshua Linn, 2011, "Corporate average fuel economy standards and the market for new vehicles," Annual Review of Resource Economics, Vol. 3, pp. 445-462.

With Jim Rubenstein, 2011, "Configuration of the North American and European auto industries – A comparison of trends," European Review of Industrial Economics and Policy, No. 3, pp. 1-16.

With Jim Rubenstein, 2011, "What role did regional policy play in addressing the U.S. auto industry crisis?," International Journal of Automotive Technology, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 189-204.

With Jim Rubenstein, 2010, "The changing geography of North American vehicle production," Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 335-347.

With Joshua Linn, 2010, "The price of gasoline and new vehicle fuel economy: Evidence from monthly sales data," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Vol. 2, August, pp. 134-153.

With Daniel P. McMillen, 2008, Clustering of Auto Supplier Plants in the United States: Generalized Method of Moments Spatial Logit for Large Samples, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 460–471.

With Daniel P. McMillen, 2008, Evolving Agglomeration in the U.S. Auto Supplier Industry, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 245–267.

Book Chapter

With Jim Rubenstein, 2014, "The evolving geography of the U.S. motor vehicle industry," Handbook of Industry Studies and Economic Geography, Frank Giarratani, Geoff Hewings, and Philip McCann (eds.), Edward Elgar, pp. 38-66.

Authored Book

With James Rubenstein, 2008, Who Really Made Your Car? Restructuring and Geographic Change in the U.S. Auto Industry, Kalamazoo, MI: W. E. Upjohn Institute. Looks at where the parts in cars are made and where they are assembled.

Webinar presented at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
January 17, 2018

 

Where Are Our Cars Produced? The Auto Industry And Its Changing Geography

Presented at the Mercatus Center
February 19, 2009

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