Thomas Klier

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Senior Economist

230 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, IL 60604-1413

United States

  • Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

21

DOWNLOADS
Rank 19,104

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 19,104

in Total Papers Downloads

2,995

SSRN CITATIONS
Rank 12,928

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 12,928

in Total Papers Citations

50

CROSSREF CITATIONS

39

Scholarly Papers (21)

Actions:
Email selected abstracts
1.

From Tail Fins to Hybrids: How Detroit Lost its Dominance of the U.S. Auto Market

Economic Perspectives, Vol. 33, No. 2, 2009
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 21 May 2009
Thomas Klier
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Downloads 620 (50,018)

Abstract:

Loading...

auto industry, Detroit Three, market share decline, Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance, Automobiles, Other Transportation Equipment

2.

Detroit Back from the Brink? Auto Industry Crisis and Restructuring, 2008-11

Economic Perspectives, Vol. XXXVI, No. 2, 2012
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 17 Jul 2012
Thomas Klier and James M. Rubenstein
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Miami University of Ohio - Department of Geography
Downloads 430 (78,857)

Abstract:

Loading...

auto industry, restructuring, government, production capacity, industrial organization, Automobiles, Other Transportation Equipment

3.

Clustering of Auto Supplier Plants in the U.S.: GMM Spatial Logit for Large Samples

FRB Chicago Working Paper No. 2005-18
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 Dec 2005
Thomas Klier
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Downloads 228 (156,513)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Loading...

Spatial econometrics, clustering, plant location, auto supplier industry

4.

Using Vehicle Taxes to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rates of New Passenger Vehicles: Evidence from France, Germany, and Sweden

Downloads 225 (158,500)
Citation 5

Using Vehicle Taxes to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rates of New Passenger Vehicles: Evidence from France, Germany, and Sweden

FRB of Chicago Working Paper No. 2012-09
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 30 Nov 2012
Thomas Klier and Joshua Linn
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Resources for the Future
Downloads 187 (188,097)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

Feebate, Fuel economy standards, Emission rate standards

Using Vehicle Taxes to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rates of New Passenger Vehicles: Evidence from France, Germany, and Sweden

Resources for the Future DP 12-34
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 14 Aug 2012
Thomas Klier and Joshua Linn
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Resources for the Future
Downloads 38 (509,828)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Loading...

feebate, fuel economy standards, emissions rate standards

5.

Where the Headquarters are - Evidence from Large Public Companies 1990-2000

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 27 Jan 2004
Thomas Klier and Tyler Diacon
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Marakon Associates
Downloads 208 (170,803)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Headquarter location, MSA amenities, gross flows

6.

Comparing Location Decisions of Domestic and Foreign Auto Supplier Plants

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 03 Jan 2005
Thomas Klier, Daniel P. McMillen and Paul Ma
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago - Center for Urban Real Estate and University of Minnesota
Downloads 202 (175,532)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

Auto supplier industry, plant locations, agglomeration

7.

The Geographic Evolution of the U.S. Auto Industry (Part 1)

Economic Perspectives, Second Quarter, 2006
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 05 Jun 2006
Thomas Klier and Daniel P. McMillen
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and University of Illinois at Chicago - Center for Urban Real Estate
Downloads 153 (223,612)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

auto industry, plant location, industry geography, Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes, Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity, Production Analysis and Firm Location, Automobiles, Other Transportation Equipment

8.

New Vehicle Characteristics and the Cost of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standard

FRB of Chicago Working Paper No. 2008-13
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 03 Dec 2008
Thomas Klier and Joshua Linn
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Economics
Downloads 140 (240,397)
Citation 18

Abstract:

Loading...

CAFE standard, welfare effects, demand estimation, medium-run effect

9.

Evolving Agglomeration in the U.S. Auto Supplier Industry

Downloads 119 (272,163)
Citation 16

Evolving Agglomeration in the U.S. Auto Supplier Industry

FRB of Chicago Working Paper No. 2006-20
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 06 Dec 2006
Thomas Klier and Daniel P. McMillen
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and University of Illinois at Chicago - Center for Urban Real Estate
Downloads 104 (301,008)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Spatial econometrics, non-parametric statistics, agglomeration, plant location, auto supplier industry

Evolving Agglomeration in the U.S. Auto Supplier Industry

Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 48, Issue 1, pp. 245-267, February 2008
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 11 Jan 2008
Thomas Klier and Daniel P. McMillen
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and University of Illinois at Chicago - Center for Urban Real Estate
Downloads 15 (659,063)
Citation 5
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

10.

The Price of Gasoline and the Demand for Fuel Economy: Evidence from Monthly New Vehicles Sales Data

FRB of Chicago Working Paper No. 2009-15
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 29 Nov 2009
Thomas Klier and Joshua Linn
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Economics
Downloads 117 (275,457)
Citation 20

Abstract:

Loading...

vehicle demand, fuel economy, vehicle sales, vehicle characteristics

11.

The Geographic Evolution of the U.S. Auto Industry (Part 2)

Economic Perspectives, Second Quarter, 2006
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 05 Jun 2006
Thomas Klier and Daniel P. McMillen
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and University of Illinois at Chicago - Center for Urban Real Estate
Downloads 104 (299,132)

Abstract:

Loading...

auto industry, plant location, industry geography, Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes, Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity, Production Analysis and Firm Location, Automobiles, Other Transportation Equipment

12.

Agglomeration in the European Automobile Supplier Industry

FRB of Chicago Working Paper No. 2013-15
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 14 Dec 2013
Thomas Klier and Daniel McMillen
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Economics
Downloads 93 (321,739)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

plant location, auto industry, Europe, conditional logit, agglomeration

13.

Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards and the Market for New Vehicles

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper No. 10-68
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 Jan 2011
Thomas Klier and Joshua Linn
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Resources for the Future
Downloads 92 (323,957)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Loading...

CAFE, costs, structural estimation

14.

Location of Headquarter Growth During the 90s

FRB Chicago Working Paper 2002-19
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 17 Mar 2003
Thomas Klier
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Downloads 78 (358,053)

Abstract:

Loading...

15.

Fuel Prices and New Vehicle Fuel Economy in Europe

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper No. 11-37
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 02 Jan 2012
Thomas Klier and Joshua Linn
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Resources for the Future
Downloads 61 (408,548)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

fuel prices, fuel economy, new vehicles, Europe

16.

The Effect of Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards on Technology Adoption

FRB of Chicago Working Paper No. 2014-22
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 19 Dec 2014
Thomas Klier and Joshua Linn
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Resources for the Future
Downloads 57 (422,296)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

passenger vehicles, U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rate standards, European carbon

17.

The Effect of Market Size on Fuel-Saving Technology Adoption in Passenger Vehicles

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 16-26-REV
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 12 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 29 Dec 2016
Thomas Klier, Joshua Linn and Yichen Zhou
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Resources for the Future and Clemson University, John E. Walker Department of Economics
Downloads 38 (498,833)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

passenger vehicles, technological change, market incentives, innovation incentives

18.

Evidence on the Within-Industry Agglomeration of R&D, Production, and Administrative Occupations

FRB of Chicago Working Paper No. WP-2016-20
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 16 Dec 2016
David B. Goldman, Thomas Klier and Thomas Walstrum
Norton Rose Australia, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Downloads 29 (544,468)

Abstract:

Loading...

Agglomeration, automobiles, manufacturing industries, labor markets, occupations

19.

Within‐Industry Agglomeration of Occupations: Evidence from Census Microdata

Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 59, Issue 5, pp. 910-930, 2019
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 29 May 2020
Benny Goldman, Thomas Klier and Thomas Walstrum
Harvard University, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Downloads 1 (745,286)
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

agglomeration, manufacturing, occupations, R&D

20.

Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards and the Market for New Vehicles

Annual Review of Resource Economics, Vol. 3, Issue 1, pp. 445-462, 2011
Posted: 16 Sep 2011
Thomas Klier and Joshua Linn
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Resources for the Future

Abstract:

Loading...

21.

Effect of Auto Plant Openings on Net Migration in Auto Corridor, 1980-97

Posted: 29 Jan 2001
Thomas Klier and Kenneth M. Johnson
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Loyola University of Chicago - Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Abstract:

Loading...