Development of the American Economy (DAE) Leadership Transition

From: James Poterba <poterba_at_nber.org>
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 11:05:19 -0400

Dear DAE Program Members -

As many of you learned yesterday morning at the NBER Summer Institute,
Claudia Goldin, who has served with extraordinary distinction as the
director of the Development of the American Economy program for more
than twenty-five years, has decided to step down from this role in the
coming year. Claudia has played a central part in building an
intellectually vibrant program, in advancing research in economic
history, and in shaping the broader NBER mission of research and
education. I hope that you will join me in thanking her for outstanding
leadership, her hard work, and her dedication to the DAE program and its
members. We will collectively thank Claudia for her service at this
time next year, at a special dinner at the 2017 Summer Institute.

In the coming months, I will reach out to many DAE program members to
solicit advice on selecting the next program director. I hope that you
will not hesitate to contact me and to share your views about important
attributes of Claudia's successor, and about significant directions in
research activity that may bear on this choice. I would also welcome
suggestions about potential candidates who might be well suited to this
role.

I look forward to your input. All best wishes.

Jim Poterba
Received on Tue Jul 12 2016 - 12:40:15 EDT