The Federal Reserve Board and the Reserve Banks employ economists across a wide range of areas of expertise. Research assistants (RAs) are generally hired directly after undergraduate study and work alongside economists. RAs are usually in their positions for a few years and leave the role well suited to pursue a graduate degree—often in economics.
Economist Diversity Data – Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Entity | Asian | Black/ African American |
Hispanic/ Latino |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
Two or More |
White | Count | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | ||
Ph.D. Economist | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 58 |
Research Assistant | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
Total | 4 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 75 |
You can find diversity information from the Federal Reserve Board and the other Federal Reserve Banks on the Board website.