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Published on: 8/15/1994
Last Visited: 12/15/2007
Mark E. SchweitzerVice President, Branch Executive and Economist
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Mark Schweitzer is the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's economist and lead officer for the Denver Branch, which serves Colorado, Wyoming and northern New Mexico.In this role, he is responsible for evaluating developments in the regional economy.This research forms the basis for his participation in briefings prior to the meetings of the Federal Open Market Committee.
Prior to joining the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, Mr. Schweitzer was an Assistant Vice President and Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, where he also served as Director of the Regional Issues Program.He joined Cleveland's Research Department as an Economist in 1992 and in 2000 moved to London to join the Bank of England as a Senior Economist.Mr. Schweitzer returned to the Cleveland Reserve Bank in 2002 and was named Assistant Vice President in 2004.He holds a Ph.D. and a master's degree in economics from the University of California at Los Angeles and a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Chicago.
Mr. Schweitzer's research spans a broad range of topics in regional economics, including developments in labor markets, the underlying determinants of poverty and how educational attainments affect regional economic performance.