Desmond J. Toohey

Financial Economist, Office of Markets (DERA)

Education Summary

  • Ph.D. Public Policy and Economics, University of Michigan, 2015
  • B.A. Economics, University of Maryland, 2006
  • B.A. Government and Politics, University of Maryland, 2006

Fields of Interest

  • Government policy and regulation
  • Information and market efficiency
  • Labor

  • Financial Economist
    Division of Economic and Risk Analysis
    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
    2023-present
  • Assistant Professor
    Department of Economics
    University of Delaware
    2015-2023

  • Stephens, Melvin Jr. and Desmond Toohey, 2022, The Impact of Health on Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Large-Scale Health Experiment, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 14(3): 367-399.
  • Toohey, Desmond, 2021, The Effects of Unemployment Insurance in Late Career: Evidence from Social Security Offsets, Southern Economic Journal 88(2): 628-648.

  • Doniger, Cynthia and Desmond Toohey, 2023, These Caps Spilleth Over: Equilibrium Effects of Unemployment Insurance.
  • Stephens, Melvin Jr. and Desmond Toohey, 2023, Changes in Nutrient Intake at Retirement.
  • Toohey, Desmond, 2022, Work Search Requirements in General Equilibrium.

Last Reviewed or Updated: June 28, 2024