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Mark Schweitzer
Person

Mark E. Schweitzer

Economist Emeritus
Areas of Expertise labor economics, regional economic growth, wage adjustments and inflation
Department Research
Education
  • AB,
  • Economics,
  • University of Chicago,
  • 1986
  • MA,
  • Economics,
  • University of California, Los Angeles,
  • 1990
  • PhD,
  • Economics,
  • University of California, Los Angeles,
  • 1992

Mark Schweitzer is an economist emeritus of the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Before his retirement, he was responsible for making economic presentations to the Bank and branch boards of directors, business advisory councils, and internal and external groups, along with undertaking other projects that focus on special topics. Dr. Schweitzer’s own research has focused on the macroeconomic impact of labor market developments and the identification of factors contributing to regional economic growth.

Dr. Schweitzer joined the Bank in 1992 as an economist. From 2000 to 2002, he took leave to serve as a senior economist at the Bank of England. After returning to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, he was promoted to assistant vice president and director of the Regional Economic Issues Program in 2004. He left Cleveland in 2007 to serve as vice president and branch executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Denver Branch. In 2008, he returned to the Cleveland Reserve Bank to serve as its research director, and from 2015 to 2017 he oversaw the external outreach and regional analytics unit.

An economics graduate of the University of Chicago, Dr. Schweitzer holds both an MA and a PhD in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles. A native of Seattle, Washington, Dr. Schweitzer lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He is married and has two daughters and a son.
  • “Partially Disaggregated Household‐Level Debt Service Ratios–Construction, Validation, and Relationship to Bankruptcy Rates.“ With Joel Elvery. Contemporary Economic Policy, 2019.
  • “Knowledge Matters–The Long–Run Determinants of State Income Growth.” With Paul Bauer and Scott Shane. Journal of Regional Science, 2012.
  • “The Interaction of Labor Markets and Inflation–Analysis of Micro Data from the International Wage Flexibility Project.” With William T. Dickens, Lorenz Goette, Erica L. Groshen, Steinar Holden, Julian Messina, Jarkko Turunen, and Melanie Ward. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2007.
  • “The Incidence of Nominal and Real Wage Rigidities in Great Britain–1978–1998.” With Richard Barwell. Economic Journal, 2007.
  • “The Effects of Minimum Wages on the Distribution of Family Incomes–A Nonparametric Analysis.” With David Neumark and William Wascher. Journal of Human Resources, 2005 (Fall).
  • “The Effects of Minimum Wage Increases on the Distribution of Wages.” With David Neumark and William Wascher. Journal of Human Resources, 2004 (Spring).

Book Chapters

  • “Wage Flexibility in Britain: Some Micro and Macro Evidence.” In Institutions and Wage Formation in the New Europe, edited by Fagan, Mongelli, and Morgan, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003.
  • “Identifying Inflation’s Grease and Sand Effects in the Labor Market.” With Erica Groshen. In The Costs and Benefits of Achieving Price Stability, edited by Martin S. Feldstein, NBER, 1999.
  • “Macro‐ and Microeconomic Consequences of Wage Rigidity.” With Erica Groshen. In The Human Resources Management Handbook, JAI Press, 1997.

Other Articles

  • “Where We Stand: The State of the Northeast Ohio Economy.” With Kyle Fee. In Growth and Opportunity: A Call for Action, Fund for Our Economic Future, 2014 (December): 4–6.
  • “Ready, Willing, and Able: Labor Availability in the UK.” Bank of England Working Paper, number 186, 2003.
  • “Manufacturing Employment: How Has Kentucky Performed in the Recent Recession?” With Eric Thompson. Kentucky Annual Economic Report, 2003.
  • “Are Service-Sector Workers Mostly ‘Hamburger Flippers’?” With Max Dupuy. The Conference Board Economic Times, 1994 (October).