Education
Ph.D. Economics
West Virginia University,
Morgantown, West Virginia
1998
M.A. Economics
West Virginia University,
Morgantown, West Virginia
1997
B.S. Economics
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania,
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
1993
Contact Info
Phone: (314) 444-8601
Fax: (314) 444-8731
Email: tom.a.garrett@stls.frb.org
Research Division
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
P.O. Box 442
St. Louis, MO 63166-0442
For media inquiries contact:
Ben C. Hardaway
mediainquiries@stls.frb.org
Office: (314) 444-8783
Cell: (314) 341-2714
Thomas A. Garrett
Review Articles
"A Federal Reserve System Conference on Research in Applied Microeconomics"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, November/December 2011, 93(6), pp. 455-462.
"Economic Freedom and Employment Growth in U.S. States"
with and Russell M. Rhine
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, January/February 2011, 93(1), pp. 1-18.
"Institutions and Government Growth: A Comparison of the 1890s and the 1930s"
with Andrew F. Kozak and Russell M. Rhine
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, March/April 2010, 92(2), pp. 109-19.
"Disallowances and Overcapitalization in the U.S. Electric Utility Industry"
with Stratford Douglas and Russell M. Rhine
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, January/February 2009, 91(1), pp. 23-31.
"Pandemic Economics: The 1918 Influenza and Its Modern-Day Implications"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, March/April 2008, 90(2), pp. 75-93.
"The Rise in Personal Bankruptcies: The Eighth Federal Reserve District and Beyond"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, January/February 2007, 89(1), pp. 15-37.
"The Geography, Economics, and Politics of Lottery Adoption"
with Cletus C. Coughlin and Rubén Hernández-Murillo
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, May/June 2006, 88(3), pp. 165-80.
"On the Size and Growth of Government"
with Russell M. Rhine
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, January/February 2006, 88(1), pp. 13-30.
"Does Consumer Sentiment Predict Regional Consumption?"
with Rubén Hernández-Murillo and Michael T. Owyang
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, March/April 2005, 87(2, Part 1), pp. 123-35.
"Social Security versus Private Retirement Accounts: A Historical Analysis"
with Russell M. Rhine
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, March/April 2005, 87(2, Part 1), pp. 103-21.
"State Government Finances: World War II to the Current Crisis"
with Gary A. Wagner
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, March/April 2004, 86(2), pp. 9-26.
"Casino Gaming and Local Employment Trends"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, January/February 2004, 86(1), pp. 9-22.