Thomas M. Humphrey

Thomas M. Humphrey
Thomas M. Humphrey, economist
Born(1935-03-08)March 8, 1935
Louisville, Kentucky
DiedSeptember 16, 2023(2023-09-16) (aged 88)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesThomas MacGillivray Humphrey
EducationUniversity of Tennessee (B.S, M.S); Tulane University (Ph.D)
Occupation(s)Economist, author, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Years activeuntil 2005 (retired)
Known forHistory of monetary thought
SpouseMitzi Greene Humphrey (married June 1957)

Thomas MacGillivray Humphrey (March 8, 1935 - September 16, 2023)[1] was an American economist.[2] Until 2005 he was a research advisor and senior economist in the research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and editor of the bank's flagship publication, the Economic Quarterly.[3] His publications cover macroeconomics, monetary economics, and the history of economic thought.[3][4] Mark Blaug called him the "undisputed master" of British classical monetary thought.[5]

  1. ^ "Obituary information for Thomas MacGillivray Humphrey".
  2. ^ "Thomas Humphrey - Author | Richmond Fed".
  3. ^ a b "Al Broaddus & Tom Humphrey" (PDF). Region Focus (Fall 2004): 30–34. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  4. ^ McCann Jr., Charles R. (Winter 1996). "Economic Thought since Keynes: A History and Dictionary of Major Economists". History of Political Economy. 28 (4): 710–712. doi:10.1215/00182702-28-4-710.
  5. ^ Blaug, Mark (1995). The Quantity Theory of Money: From Locke to Keynes to Friedman. Brookfield, VT: Edward Elgar. p. 45.