Heidi Shierholz

Heidi Shierholz (born October 10, 1971) was Chief Economist to the U.S. Secretary of Labor, serving under Secretary Thomas Perez. Previously, Dr. Shierholz was a labor market economist with the Economic Policy Institute, a think tank based in Washington, D.C. that advocates for liberal views.

Education

Heidi Shierholz studied mathematics at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, earning a B.A. in 1994. She earned a M.S. in statistics at Iowa State University in 1996. She then studied economics at the University of Michigan, earning a M.A. in 2001 and Ph.D. in 2005.

Career

Shierholz worked as an assistant professor of economics at the University of Toronto from 2005 to 2007. Shierholz joined the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) in 2007. At EPI, Shierholz worked on unemployment policy, ways to support the long-term unemployed, and possible policies to pull America out of the recession. She coauthored two editions of The State of Working America, EPI's flagship publication. Before joining the Department of Labor, Shierholz regularly wrote for a number of publications, including U.S. News and World Report column "Economic Intelligence," the Washington Post, and the Huffington Post. She has been called to testify before Congress on labor market issues, including unemployment insurance and immigration.

Notable Publications

• Mishel, Lawrence; Bivens, Josh; Gould, Elise; Shierholz, Heidi (18 Dec 2012). The State of Working America, 12th Edition. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0801478550. Retrieved 15 Oct 2014.
• Mishel, Lawrence; Bernstein, Jared; Shierholz, Heidi (26 Mar 2009). The State of Working America, 2008/2009. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0801474774. Retrieved 15 Oct 2014.
• Wolfson, Martin H.; Epstein, Gerald A. (21 Feb 2013). The Handbook of the Political Economy of Financial Crises. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-975723-7. Retrieved 17 Oct 2014.
• "Heidi Shierholz". JSTOR.