Thomas Walstrum

Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Thomas Walstrum is a business economist in the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. His chief responsibilities include the Seventh District's contribution to the Beige Book, the release for the Chicago Fed's Survey of Business Conditions and briefings for the Chicago Fed president on Seventh District economic conditions. He also is a contributing author to the Bank's Midwest Economy blog. Walstrum holds a B.A. in economics from Wheaton College, Illinois, and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago, with concentrations in labor and urban and regional economics. ... Read More