News: Fall, 2018

New Research Associates and Faculty Research Fellows for 2018

The NBER Board of Directors appointed 58 research associates at its two meetings in 2018. New research associates (RAs), who must be tenured faculty members at North American colleges or universities, are recommended to the board by the directors of the NBER's 20 research programs. The program directors usually consult with a steering committee of leading scholars in the program. Forty-one of the 58 new research associates were previously faculty research fellows. 

Faculty research fellows (FRFs), who are appointed by the NBER president, also must hold primary academic appointments in North America. They also are recommended by program directors and their steering committees in the culmination of a highly competitive process that begins with a call for nominations in February. Candidates are evaluated based on their research records and their capacity to contribute to the NBER's activities. In 2018, 214 researchers were nominated for faculty research fellowships; 45 were selected. 

The 103 newly appointed RAs and FRFs are affiliated with 54 different colleges and universities, and completed graduate studies at 29 different institutions. At the close of 2018, there were 1,211 NBER research associates and 300 faculty research fellows. 

These are the newly appointed researchers, their universities, and their NBER program affiliations, with italics indicating research associates who previously were faculty research fellows: 

Research Associates

• Manuel Adelino, Duke University, Corporate Finance
• Ufuk Akcigit, University of Chicago, Productivity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
• Randall Akee, University of California, Los Angeles, Labor Studies
• Isaiah Andrews, Harvard University, Labor Studies
• Lorenzo Caliendo, Yale University, International Trade and Investment
• Filipe Campante, Johns Hopkins University, Political Economy
• David Cesarini, New York University, Aging
• Jeffrey Clemens, University of California, San Diego, Public Economics
• Olivier Coibion, University of Texas at Austin, Monetary Economics
• Riccardo Colacito, University of North Carolina, International Finance and Macroeconomics
• Lisa Cook, Michigan State University, Development of the American Economy
• Benjamin Cowan, Washington State University, Health Economics
• Mariano Max Croce, University of North Carolina, International Finance and Macroeconomics
• Melissa Dell, Harvard University, Development of the American Economy
• Klaus Desmet, Southern Methodist University, International Trade and Investment
• Arindrajit Dube, University of Massachusetts, Labor Studies
• Oeindrila Dube, University of Chicago, Development Economics
• Keith Marzilli Ericson, Boston University, Health Care
• Daniel Fetter, Wellesley College, Development of the American Economy
• Chao Fu, University of Wisconsin, Labor Studies
• Stefania Garetto, Boston University, International Trade and Investment
• Stefano Giglio, Yale University, Asset Pricing
• Joshua Gottlieb, University of British Columbia, Health Care
• Garth Heutel, Georgia State University, Environmental and Energy Economics
• Kelsey Jack, University of California, Santa Barbara, Environmental and Energy Economics
• Matthew Jaremski, Utah State University, Development of the American Economy
• Paul Joskow, MIT, Environmental and Energy Economics
• Lisa Kahn, University of Rochester, Labor Studies
• Daniel Keniston, Yale University, Development Economics
• Anton Korinek, University of Virginia, International Finance and Macroeconomics
• Brian Kovak, Carnegie Mellon University, International Trade and Investment
• Amanda Kowalski, University of Michigan, Health Care
• Camelia Kuhnen, University of North Carolina, Asset Pricing
• Lars Lefgren, Brigham Young University, Economics of Education
• Catherine Maclean, Temple University, Health Economics
• Neale Mahoney, University of Chicago, Public Economics
• Gerard Padró i Miquel, Yale University, Political Economy
• Konstantin Milbradt, Northwestern University, Asset Pricing
• Timothy Moore, Purdue University, Health Economics
• Melinda Morrill, North Carolina State University, Aging
• Suresh Naidu, Columbia University, Development of the American Economy
• Volker Nocke, University of California, Los Angeles, Industrial Organization
• Alexander Oettl, Georgia Institute of Technology, Productivity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
• Amanda Pallais, Harvard University, Labor Studies
• John Parman, College of William and Mary, Development of the American Economy
• Nancy Qian, Northwestern University, Development Economics
• Mar Reguant, Northwestern University, Industrial Organization
• Kim J. Ruhl, Pennsylvania State University, International Finance and Macroeconomics
• Lucie Schmidt, Williams College, Children
• Ananth Seshadri, University of Wisconsin, Economic Fluctuations and Growth
• Joseph Shapiro, University of California, Berkeley, Environmental and Energy Economics
• Kelly Shue, Yale University, Corporate Finance
• Stefanie Stantcheva, Harvard University, Public Economics
• Reed Walker, University of California, Berkeley, Environmental and Energy Economics
• Ali Yurukoglu, Stanford University, Industrial Organization
• Basit Zafar, Arizona State University, Labor Studies
• Owen Zidar, Princeton University, Public Economics
• Fabrizio Zilibotti, Yale University, Economic Fluctuations and Growth
   

Faculty Research Fellows

• Rodrigo Adão, University of Chicago, International Trade and Investment
• Amanda Agan, Rutgers University, Labor Studies
• Abby Alpert, University of Pennsylvania, Health Care
• D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University, Health Economics
• Christiane Baumeister, University of Notre Dame, Environmental and Energy Economics
• Samuel Bazzi, Boston University, Development Economics
• Michael Best, Columbia University, Public Economics
• Anmol Bhandari, University of Minnesota, Economic Fluctuations and Growth
• Barbara Biasi, Yale University, Economics of Education
• Kamran Bilir, University of Wisconsin, International Trade and Investment
• Peter Blair, Clemson University, Economics of Education
• Corina Boar, New York University, Economic Fluctuations and Growth
• Colleen Carey, Cornell University, Health Care
• Christian Catalini, MIT, Productivity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
• Laura Dague, Texas A&M University, Health Economics
• Michael Darden, George Washington University, Health Economics
• Rebecca Dizon-Ross, University of Chicago, Development Economics
• Erik Gilje, University of Pennsylvania, Corporate Finance
• Michela Giorcelli, University of California, Los Angeles, Development of the American Economy
• Jacob Goldin, Stanford University, Public Economics
• Benjamin Hébert, Stanford University, Asset Pricing
• Peter Hull, University of Chicago, Labor Studies
• Amir Jina, University of Chicago, Environmental and Energy Economics
• Namrata Kala, MIT, Development Economics
• Adam Kapor, Princeton University, Industrial Organization
• Matthias Kehrig, Duke University, Productivity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
• Thibaut Lamadon, University of Chicago, Labor Studies
• Tim Landvoigt, University of Pennsylvania, Asset Pricing
• Katherine Meckel, University of California, Los Angeles, Children
• Simon Mongey, University of Chicago, Economic Fluctuations and Growth
• Timothy Moore, Purdue University, Health Economics
• Lindsay Page, University of Pittsburgh, Economics of Education
• Christopher Palmer, MIT, Corporate Finance
• Nicholas Papageorge, Johns Hopkins University, Aging
• Fernando Parro, Johns Hopkins University, International Trade and Investment
• Carolin Pflueger, University of British Columbia, Asset Pricing
• Vincent Pons, Harvard University, Political Economy
• Pablo Querubín, New York University, Political Economy
• Julian Reif, University of Illinois, Health Care
• Matthew Rognlie, Northwestern University, Monetary Economics
• Bryce Steinberg, Brown University, Children
• Claudia Steinwender, MIT, Productivity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
• Margarita Tsoutsoura, Cornell University, Corporate Finance
• Thomas Wollmann, University of Chicago, Industrial Organization
• Ariell Zimran, Vanderbilt University, Development of the American Economy