Thomas M. Humphrey | |
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![]() Thomas M. Humphrey, economist | |
Born | Louisville, Kentucky | March 8, 1935
Died | September 16, 2023 | (aged 88)
Nationality | American |
Other names | Thomas MacGillivray Humphrey |
Education | University of Tennessee (B.S, M.S); Tulane University (Ph.D) |
Occupation(s) | Economist, author, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond |
Years active | until 2005 (retired) |
Known for | History of monetary thought |
Spouse | Mitzi 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]