2026 Election Candidates
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On the basis of recommendations submitted by the Nominating Committee (Susan Athey (Chair), Amy Finkelstein, Linda Goldberg, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Judith Hellerstein, David Laibson, Kevin Lang, and Trevon Logan), the Electoral College presents these nominees with a brief biographical sketch of each candidate. (See Bylaws, Article III, Sections 1–3, and Article V, Section 2, for provisions relating to election of officers and selection of nominees.) For the list of current officers, visit https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/leadership/officers.
For President-Elect
PINELOPI (PENNY) KOUJIANOU GOLDBERG, William Nordhaus Professor of Economics and Global Affairs, Yale University.
Statement of Purpose: I am honored to stand for President of the American Economic Association. Economics has long contributed powerful tools to understand human behavior, markets, institutions, and public policy, but the environment in which we conduct research, teach, and engage with society is evolving rapidly. New technologies, especially artificial intelligence, are reshaping research methods, classroom instruction, and the evaluation and dissemination of scholarship. These changes create exciting opportunities, but they also raise difficult questions about the future of peer review in our journals, transparency, incentives, and research and teaching standards more generally. The profession also faces broader challenges: maintaining rigorous, credible, and independent research, supporting young scholars in an increasingly uncertain academic environment, and ensuring that economics remains open to diverse perspectives, methods, and global talent. If elected, I hope to use my research, teaching, policy, and editorial experience to help address these challenges, while promoting the core values of our discipline.
Present and Previous Positions: William Nordhaus Professor of Economics and Global Affairs, 2024–, Elihu Professor of Economics, 2017–24, William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Economics, 2010–17, Professor of Economics, 2001–07, Yale University; Chief Economist of the World Bank Group, 2018–20; Visiting Scholar, 2006–07, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Professor of Economics, 1999–2001, Columbia University; Professor of Economics, 2007–10, Assistant Professor of Economics, 1992–99, Princeton University.
Degrees: Ph.D., Economics, Stanford University, 1992; Diplom, Economics, University of Freiburg, Germany, 1986.
Publications: "Trade and Domestic Distortions: The Case of Informality" (with Dix-Carneiro, Meghir and Ulyssea), Econometrica, 2026; "Aggregate Implications of Barriers to Female Entrepreneurship" (with Chiplunkar), Econometrica, 2024; "The Return to Protectionism" (with Fajgelbaum, Khandelwal and Kennedy), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2020; "Prices, Markups and Trade Reform" (with De Loecker, Khandelwal and Pavcnik), Econometrica, 2016; "Imported Intermediate Inputs and Domestic Product Growth: Evidence from India" (with Khandelwal, Pavcnik and Topalova), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2010; "Distributional Effects of Globalization in Developing Countries" (with Pavcnik), JEL, 2007; "Estimating the Effects of Global Patent Protection in Pharmaceuticals: A Case Study of Quinolones in India" (with Chaudhuri and Jia), AER, 2006; "The Evolution of Price Dispersion in European Car Markets" (with Verboven), Review of Economic Studies, 2001; "Protection for Sale: An Empirical Investigation" (with Maggi), AER, 1999; "Product Differentiation and Oligopoly in International Markets: The Case of the U.S. Automobile Industry," Econometrica, 1995.
AEA Offices, Committee Memberships, and Honors: Chair of Search Committee for Editor-in-Chief of AER: Insights, 2023; Vice President of the AEA, 2018–19; Editor-in-Chief, AER, 2011–16; Co-Editor, AER, 2017 and 2007–10; Ex-officio Member of Executive Committee, 2011–16; Committee on Journals, 2016; Committee on Honors and Awards, 2008–12; Chair of Committee on Implementation of Disclosure Policy, 2012; Committee on Registry of Randomized Trials, 2012; Program Committee member for the 2008 and 2009 AEA meetings.
Other Affiliations and Honors: Bodossaki Excellence Award, 2026; A.SK Award, WZB Berlin Social Science Center, 2025; Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize, Toulouse School of Economics, 2025; Center for Economic Studies (CES) Munich, Distinguished Fellow, 2024; President of Econometric Society, 2019 (Fellow since 2004); Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019–; Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2014–; John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, 2010–11; Sloan Foundation Faculty Research Fellowship, 1998–2000; Review of Economic Studies European Seminar Tour Speaker, 1992.
For Vice-Presidents
JOHN Y. CAMPBELL, Morton L. and Carole S. Olshan Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Statement of Purpose: Economics has never had greater potential to improve public policy, economic institutions, and the quality of private decisions. But the economics profession faces new threats and opportunities. Artificial intelligence promises to increase research productivity, but also stresses established systems for evaluating research and ensuring its integrity. AI makes new teaching methods possible while undermining the viability of old ones. Political developments threaten the quality of government statistics and funding sources for social science. In these times the AEA must remain flexible, responding promptly to challenges and nimbly exploiting opportunities. If elected I will use my best judgement to contribute to wise decisions, drawing on my diverse experiences in research, editorial work, graduate and undergraduate teaching (most recently focusing on personal finance), university administration and endowment management, private-sector asset management, financial regulation, and nonprofit board service.
Present and Previous Positions: Morton L. and Carole S. Olshan Professor of Economics, Harvard University, 2005–; Harvard College Professor, 2006–11; Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics, Harvard University, 1994–2005; Class of 1926 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton University, 1989–94; Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton University, 1984–89; Fischer Black Visiting Professor of Finance, Sloan School, MIT, 1998–99; Visiting Professor, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1993–94; Visiting Professor, London School of Economics, 1989–90.
Degrees: Ph.D., Economics, Yale University, 1984; B.A., Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Oxford University, 1979.
Publications: Fixed: Why Personal Finance is Broken and How to Make It Work for Everyone (with Ramadorai), Princeton University Press, 2025; "Sources of Inaction in Household Finance: Evidence from the Danish Mortgage Market" (with Andersen, Nielsen, and Ramadorai), AER, 2020; "Macroeconomic Drivers of Bond and Equity Risks" (with Pflueger and Viceira), Journal of Political Economy, 2020; Financial Decisions and Markets: A Course in Asset Pricing, Princeton University Press, 2018; "Down or Out: Assessing the Welfare Costs of Household Investment Mistakes" (with Calvet and Sodini), Journal of Political Economy, 2007; "Household Finance," Journal of Finance, 2006; Strategic Asset Allocation: Portfolio Choice for Long-Term Investors (with Viceira), Oxford University Press, 2002; "By Force of Habit: A Consumption-Based Explanation of Aggregate Stock Market Behavior" (with Cochrane), Journal of Political Economy, 1999; The Econometrics of Financial Markets (with Lo and MacKinlay), Princeton University Press, 1997; "The Dividend-Price Ratio and Expectations of Future Dividends and Discount Factors" (with Shiller), Review of Financial Studies, 1988.
AEA Offices, Committee Memberships, and Honors: Executive Committee Member, 2016–18; Chair, Ad Hoc Committee to Consider a Code of Professional Conduct, 2017–18; Ely Lecturer, 2016; AEA/AFA Joint Luncheon Speaker, 2002; Nominating Committee, 2000; Co-Editor, AER, 1991–93.
Other Affiliations and Honors: Member, National Academy of Sciences, 2026; Board Member, Council for Economic Education, 2024–; Financial Research Advisory Committee, Office of Financial Research, US Treasury, 2014–18; Academic Research Council, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 2012–17; President, American Finance Association, 2005; Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2000; Co-founder, Arrowstreet Capital, LP, 1999; Editor, Review of Economics and Statistics, 1996–2002; Director, Program in Asset Pricing, NBER, 1991–96; Honorary Doctorates from London Business School, BI Norwegian Business School, Copenhagen Business School, University of Maastricht, and University of Paris Dauphine.
STEFANO DELLAVIGNA, Daniel E. Koshland, Sr. Distinguished Professor of Economics and Professor of Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley.
Statement of Purpose: I am honored to stand for election. I aim to support the AEA by drawing on three leadership experiences. As co-editor at the AER, I prioritized fairness and efficiency: I maintained a low desk-rejection rate to ensure equitable consideration and delivered nearly all decisions within 90 days. Being open-minded was especially important to me; early in my career, I witnessed firsthand as a behavioral economist the difficulty of publishing work that took non-traditional perspectives. As Chair of the UC Berkeley Department of Economics, I actively listen to all constituencies – staff, students and faculty – to foster community and proactively address issues before they escalate. As co-lead at the Social Science Prediction Platform, I helped build a public good-enhancing research transparency. I look forward to helping the AEA remain efficient, open-minded, inclusive, and a champion of good research norms.
Present and Previous Positions: Economics Department Chair, 2025–, Daniel E. Koshland, Sr. Distinguished Professor of Economics and Professor of Business Administration, 2014–, Professor, 2012–14, Associate Professor, 2008–12, Assistant Professor, 2002–08, University of California, Berkeley; Visiting Professor, 2015–16, University of Bonn; Visiting Professor, 2005, Princeton University and University of Chicago.
Degrees: Ph.D., Economics, Harvard University, 2002; Laurea (B.A.) in Economics, summa cum laude, Bocconi University, 1997.
Publications: "Policy Diffusion and Polarization Across US States" (with Kim), Review of Economic Studies, 2026; "RCTs to Scale: Comprehensive Evidence from Two Nudge Units" (with Linos), Econometrica, 2022; "Are the Referees and Editors in Economics Gender Neutral?" (with Card, Funk, and Iriberri), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2020; "Uniform Pricing in US Retail Chains" (with Gentzkow), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019; "What Motivates Effort? Evidence and Expert Forecasts" (with Pope), Review of Economic Studies, 2018; "Testing for Altruism and Social Pressure in Charitable Giving" (with List and Malmendier), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2012; "Psychology and Economics: Evidence from the Field," JEL, 2009; "Does Movie Violence Increase Violent Crime?" (with Dahl), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2009; "The Fox News Effect: Media Bias and Voting" (with Kaplan), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007; "Paying Not to Go to The Gym" (with Malmendier), AER, 2006.
AEA Offices, Committee Memberships, and Honors: Co-Editor, AER, 2017–23; AEA Nominating Committee, 2015; Program Committee, 2013.
Other Affiliations and Honors: Panel on Behavioral Economics: Policy Impact and Future Directions of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2023; Econometric Society Fellow, 2021; American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) Fellow, 2021; Co-PI, Social Science Prediction Platform, 2018–; Co-Editor, Handbook of Behavioral Economics, 2018–19; Winner of the AEJ: Applied Economics Best Paper Prize, 2017; Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow, 2008–10; Co-Editor, Journal of the European Economic Association , 2009–13; Faculty Research Associate, NBER, 2009–; UC Berkeley Campus-wide Distinguished Teaching Award, 2008.
SERENA NG, Edwin W. Rickert Professor of Economics, Columbia University
Statement of Purpose: Our profession is navigating multiple challenges, from a tightening job market to new technologies changing the way we interact, work, and teach. As Vice President, I will undertake two projects. First, non-standard data sources have made replicating research increasingly complex, yet credible research remains essential. I understand these issues both as a journal editor and a researcher. I will use new technology to streamline data archiving, code verification, and dissemination, so as to improve the experience for authors and readers. Second, I will propose new mentoring and career-building sessions at the annual meeting, centered on evolving teaching needs and job-market skills. This will also encourage attendance, especially of junior members, which is necessary to maintain a strong sense of community, given that online meetings are here to stay. I will work with members of the leadership team to ensure the AEA provides forward-looking and efficient support to its members.
Degrees: Ph.D., Princeton University, 1993; M.A., Princeton University, 1992; M.A. and B.A., University of Western Ontario.
Present and Previous Positions: Edwin W. Rickert Professor of Economics, Columbia University, 2019; Professor of Economics, Columbia University, 2007–19; Professor of Economics, University of Michigan, 2003–07; Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University, 2001–03; Associate Professor, Boston College, 1996–2001; Assistant Professor, Université de Montréal, 1993–96; Research Officer, Bank of Canada.
Publications: "Uncertainty and Business Cycles: Endogenous Impulse or Endogenous Response" (with Ludvigson and Ma), AEJ: Macroeconomics, 2021; "Matrix Completion, Counterfactuals, and Factor Analysis of Missing Data" (with Bai), Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2021; "FRED-MD: A Monthly Database for Macroeconomic Research" (with McCracken), Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 2016; "Measuring Uncertainty" (with Jurado and Ludvigson), AER, 2015; "Macro Factors in Bond Risk Premia" (with Ludvigson), Review of Financial Studies, 2009; "Are More Data Always Better for Factor Analysis?" (with Boivin), Journal of Econometrics, 2006; "Confidence Intervals for Diffusion Index Forecasts and Inference for Factor Augmented Regressions" (with Bai), Econometrica, 2006; "A PANIC Attack on Unit Roots and Cointegration" (with Bai), Econometrica, 2004; "Determining the Number of Factors in Approximate Factor Models" (with Bai), Econometrica, 2002; "Lag Length Selection and the Construction of Unit Root Tests with Good Size and Power" (with Perron), Econometrica, 2001.
AEA Offices, Committee Memberships, and Honors: Program Committee, 2024; Associate Editor, AER, 2023–25; Finalist, inaugural editor for AER: Insights, 2018; Associate Editor, JEL, 2010–14; CSWEP Executive Board Member (at large), 2012–15.
Other Affiliations and Honors: Secretary, Econometric Society, North American Region, 2025–; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2024; Co-Editor, Econometric Society Monograph Series, 2021–26; Managing Co-Editor, Journal of Econometrics, 2019–23; Voting Member, Econometric Society North American Region, 2019–22; Fellow, Journal of Econometrics, 2018; Fellow of the Econometric Society, 2015; Coordinator, NBER-NSF Time Series Conference, 2012–26; Faculty Research Fellow, NBER, 2016; Managing Co-Editor, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 2007–09.
MATTHEW D. SHAPIRO, Lawrence R. Klein Collegiate Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
Statement of Purpose: Economics and social science broadly face significant challenges for conducting research and policy analysis from reduced federal research funding and the weakening of infrastructure for official statistics. At the same time, technological and market developments are reshaping the profession, especially for students and early-career economists. The AEA is well served by its nonpartisanship and neutrality in economic debates. Consistent with those principles, it should use its credibility to defend its core founding purpose of advancing economic research. I am honored to be nominated for this position. I would bring my experience as a researcher, academic administrator, and editor, together with my career-long commitment to improving official statistics and creating scientific data, to help the AEA defend the infrastructure for economic research and policy analysis. The AEA should also take creative steps, through the annual meeting and its professional committees, to support and advance opportunities for the next generation of economists.
Present and Previous Positions: Lawrence R. Klein Collegiate Professor of Economics, 2004–, Associate Professor/Professor of Economics, 1989–, Director, Survey Research Center, 2019–23, Department Chair, 2003–07, Research Professor, Survey Research Center, 2000–, University of Michigan; Senior Economist, Council of Economic Advisers, 1993–94; Assistant Professor of Economics, 1984–89, Yale University; Junior Staff Economist, Council of Economic Advisers, 1979–80.
Degrees: Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984; B.A., M.A., Yale University, 1979.
Publications: "Quality Adjustment at Scale: Hedonic versus Exact Demand-Based Price Indices" (with Ehrlich, Haltiwanger, Jarmin, Johnson, Olivares, Pardue, and Zhao), AER, 2026; "The Response of Consumer Spending to Changes in Gasoline Prices" (with Gelman, Gorodnichenko, Kariv, Koustas, Silverman, and Tadelis), AEJ: Macroeconomics, 2023; "Rational Illiquidity and Consumption: Theory and Evidence from Income Tax Withholding and Refunds" (with Gelman, Kariv, and Silverman), AER, 2022; "Long-Term-Care Utility and Late-in-Life Saving" (with Ameriks, Briggs, Caplin, and Tonetti), Journal of Political Economy, 2020; "Temporary Tax Incentives: Theory with Evidence from Bonus Depreciation" (with House), AER, 2008; "Consumer Response to Tax Rebates" (with Slemrod), AER, 2003; "Displaced Capital: A Study of Aerospace Plant Closings" (with Ramey), Journal of Political Economy, 2001; "Costly Capital Reallocation and the Effects of Government Spending" (with Ramey), Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1998; "Preference Parameters and Behavioral Heterogeneity: An Experimental Approach in the Health and Retirement Study" (with Barsky, Juster, and Kimball), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997; "The Dynamic Demand for Capital and Labor," Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1986.
AEA Offices, Committee Memberships, and Honors:Ad Hoc Committee to Consider a Code of Professional Conduct, 2017–18; Editor, AEJ: Economic Policy, 2014–19; Executive Committee (by appointment), 2014–19; Chair, Committee on Economic Statistics, 2009–10, member, 2005–10; Coeditor, AER, 1997–99.
Other Affiliations and Honors: Economic Measurement Research Institute, NBER, Co-Director, 2025–; Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Academic Advisory Council, 1995–, Co-Chair, 2024–; Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee (FESAC), 2000–22, Chair, 2006–22; Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT), 1999–2002; Conference on Research in Income and Wealth (CRIW), 1996–, Executive Committee, 1996–2010; National Bureau of Economic Research, Faculty Research Fellow/Research Associate, 1986–; Sloan Research Fellowship, 1991–93.
For Executive Committee Members
FRANCISCA ANTMAN, Associate Dean of Faculty Success, College of Arts and Sciences, and Professor, Department of Economics, University of Colorado Boulder.
Statement of Purpose: I am passionate about the power of education to transform lives and the capacity for the economics discipline to have a positive impact on the world. I am honored to be nominated for election to the AEA Executive Committee at a critical moment for the future of the economics profession, economic research, and higher education. My experience across several AEA committees and organizations has prepared me to join the leadership team that navigates this challenging period to position the AEA and the economics profession for a strong future.As a member of the AEA Executive Committee, I aim to expand outreach initiatives to high schools throughout the country to highlight the value of an economics degree and the opportunities it offers. By connecting professional economists with students who might not otherwise have considered a career in economics, we can strengthen the economics pipeline and broaden participation in the profession.
Present and Previous Positions: Associate Dean of Faculty Success, College of Arts and Sciences, 2024–, Faculty Director for Faculty Mentoring and Development, 2023, and Faculty Director for Early-Career Faculty Development, 2022, Office of Faculty Affairs, Stanford Calderwood Professor of Economics, 2026–, Professor, 2023–26, Associate Professor, 2016–23, Assistant Professor, 2007–16, Department of Economics, University of Colorado Boulder.
Degrees: Ph.D., Economics, 2007 and M.A., Economics, 2005, Stanford University; B.A., Economics, magna cum laude, 2001, Harvard University.
Publications: "Racial and Gendered Impacts of International Students on Domestic Peers" (with Skoy and Kim), Economics of Education Review, Forthcoming; "When Beer is Safer than Water: Beer Availability and Mortality from Waterborne Illnesses" (with Flynn), Journal of Development Economics, 2024; "For Want of a Cup: The Rise of Tea in England and the Impact of Water Quality on Mortality," Review of Economics and Statistics, 2023; "The Long-Run Impacts of Mexican American School Desegregation" (with Cortes), JEL, 2023; "American Indian Casinos and Native American Self-Identification" (with Duncan), Journal of the European Economic Association, 2023; "Hispanic Americans in the Labor Market: Patterns Over Time and Across Generations" (with Duncan and Trejo), JEP, 2023; "Incentives to Identify: Racial Identity in the Age of Affirmative Action" (with Duncan), Review of Economics and Statistics, 2015; "Gender, Educational Attainment and the Impact of Parental Migration on Children Left Behind,"Journal of Population Economics, 2012; "Elderly Care and Intrafamily Resource Allocation when Children Migrate," Journal of Human Resources, 2012; "The Intergenerational Effects of Paternal Migration on Schooling and Work: What Can We Learn from Children's Time Allocations?" Journal of Development Economics , 2011.
AEA Offices, Committee Memberships, and Honors: Lewis-Oaxaca Distinguished Lecturer, Summer Mentoring Pipeline Conference, 2025; Program Committee, 2025 Annual Meeting, 2024; Co-Director, Mentoring Program (AEAMP), 2021–24; Co-Organizer, Summer Mentoring Pipeline Conference, 2021–24;Board Member (Western Rep.), Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP), 2022–24; Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession (CSMGEP), 2012–17.
Other Affiliations and Honors: Deputy Editor, Demography, 2025–;Member, Russell Sage Foundation Advisory Committee on Race, Ethnicity and Immigration, 2024–; Co-Organizer, NBER Economics of Race and Stratification Spring 2026 Meeting, 2025–26; Immediate Past President, President, and President-elect, American Society of Hispanic Economists (ASHE) Board of Officers, 2023–25; Contemporary Economic Policy Editor Search Committee, 2025; Member, Advisory Council for the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families, 2024–25; Selection Committee, Sherwin Rosen Prize for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Labor Economics, Society of Labor Economists, 2024; Mentor, National Research Center on Poverty and Economic Mobility Early-Career Mentoring Institute (ECMI) at University of California, Davis, 2024; CU Economics Stanford Calderwood Faculty Teaching Award, 2024; CU Economics Faculty Research Award for Research as an Associate Professor, 2023.
CHRISTOPHER (KITT) CARPENTER, E. Bronson Ingram Distinguished University Professor, Vanderbilt University
Statement of Purpose: I am very happy to stand for election to the AEA Executive Committee. I think the AEA is more important than ever given current sentiment and policy toward science, data, and evidence. I would be especially interested in helping the AEA advocate for more and better economic data, especially on vulnerable populations. If elected, I would prioritize issues related to inclusion and mentoring of early and mid-career economists, which have been my passions in the profession. I am especially proud of my role in co-founding the AEA's Committee on the Status of LGBTQ+ Individuals in the Economics Profession (CSQIEP) which has helped expand research on LGBTQ+ people and create opportunities for community building among LGBTQ+ economists and allies. I have also enjoyed my role as a member of the AEA's Committee on Professional Climate where I have worked to streamline the 2028 Climate Survey instrument.
Present and Previous Positions: E. Bronson Ingram Distinguished University Professor of Economics, Vanderbilt University 2013–; Assistant and Associate Professor of Economics/Public Policy, The Paul Merage School of Business, UC Irvine 2004–13; Robert Wood Johnson Postdoctoral Scholar in Health Policy, University of Michigan, 2002–04.
Degrees: Ph.D., Economics, University of California–Berkeley, 2002; B.A., Math and Economics, Albion College, 1997.
Publications: "Nonbinary and Transgender Identities and Earnings: Evidence from a National Census" (with Feir, Pendakur, and Warman), AER: Insights, 2026; "A Review of the Economics of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity" (with Badgett, Lee, and Sansone), JEL, 2024; "Understanding Labor Market Discrimination Against Transgender People: Evidence from a List Experiment and a Survey" (with Aksoy and Sansone), Management Science, 2024; "LGBTQ Economics" (with Badgett and Sansone), JEP, 2021; "The Minimum Legal Drinking Age and Morbidity in the United States" (with Dobkin), Review of Economics and Statistics, 2017; "The Minimum Legal Drinking Age and Crime" (with Dobkin), Review of Economics and Statistics, 2015; "The Minimum Legal Drinking Age and Public Health" (with Dobkin), JEP, 2011; "The Effect of Alcohol Consumption on Mortality: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from the Minimum Drinking Age" (with Dobkin), AEJ: Applied Economics, 2009.
AEA Offices, Committee Memberships, and Honors: Inaugural Recipient, AEA Distinguished Service Award, 2022; Co-Chair and Co-Founder, AEA Committee on the Status of LGBTQ+ Individuals in the Economics Profession (CSQIEP) and the prior AEA Ad-Hoc Working Group, 2016–25; AEA Committee on Professional Climate (CPC), 2024–26.
Other Affiliations and Honors: Elected Member, National Academy of Medicine; Co-Director, NBER Economics of Health Program; Research Fellow, IZA; Past President, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management; Former Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Health Economics; Past Vice President, Southern Economic Association; Editorial Board, American Journal of Health Economics; Editorial Board, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management; Founding Director, Vanderbilt LGBTQ+ Policy Lab; Founding Director, Vanderbilt Center for Research on Inequality and Health.
ANUSHA CHARI, Professor of Economics and Finance, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Statement of Purpose: Serving on the AEA executive committee would be a genuine privilege. At a moment when higher education faces growing skepticism, economics offers powerful tools for understanding the world and tackling global challenges. I bring broad experience across academia, policy, and professional service: mentoring students and colleagues, chairing CSWEP, participating as an NBER and CEPR member, and serving on the staff of the Council of Economic Advisers. This range has deepened my commitment to the AEA's mission of fostering research and teaching excellence and providing public goods to economists worldwide. As an executive committee member, I would focus on two priorities: expanding professional development opportunities so economists can thrive at every career stage and promoting creative initiatives that strengthen trust in our discipline by demonstrating its rigor, relevance, and real-world impact.
Present and Previous Positions: Professor of Economics and Finance, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008–; Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution at Stanford University, 2023–; Senior Economist, President's Council of Economic Advisers, White House, 2024; Visiting Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University, 2022–23; Research Fellow, Centre for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), 2021–; Non-resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, 2021–24; Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), 2009–;Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Finance, Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley, 2004–05; Assistant Professor, Department of Finance, Ross School of Business, Affiliated Faculty, Department of Economics & IPC, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2001–08; Visiting Assistant Professor, Macroeconomics/International Business, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, 1999–2001.
Degrees: Ph.D., Business Economics, University of California, Los Angeles, 2000; B.A.,Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Oxford University (Balliol College), 1992; B.A. (Honours), Economics, University of Delhi, 1990.
Publications: "Risk Sharing and Asset Prices: Evidence from a Natural Experiment" (with Henry), Journal of Finance, 2004; "Firm-Specific Information and the Efficiency of Investment" (with Henry), Journal of Financial Economics, 2008; "Incumbents and Protectionism: The Political Economy of Foreign Entry Liberalization" (with Gupta), Journal of Financial Economics, 2008; "The Value of Control in Emerging Markets" (with Ouimet and Tesar), Review of Financial Studies, 2010; "Capital Market Integration and Wages" (with Henry and Sassoon), AEJ: Macroeconomics, 2012; "Corporate Debt, Firm-Size and Financial Fragility in Emerging Markets" (with Alfaro, De Asis Ruiz, and Panizza), Journal of International Economics, 2019; "Taper Tantrums: QE, its Aftermath and Emerging Market Capital Flows" (with Dilts-Stedman and Lundblad), Review of Financial Studies, 2021; "The Baker Hypothesis: Stabilization, Structural Reforms, and Economic Growth" (with Henry and Reyes), JEP, 2001; "Spillovers at the Extremes: Macroprudential Tools and Vulnerability to the Global Financial Cycle" (with Dilts-Stedman and Forbes), Journal of International Economics, 2022; "The Impact of Geopolitics on International Finance" (with Converse, Mehl, Milesi-Ferretti, and Vansteenkiste), The 2025 Geneva Report on the Global Economy, 2025.
AEA Offices, Committee Memberships, and Honors: Associate Editor, JEP, 2024–; CSWEP Chair, 2022–24; CSWEP Associate Chair of Mentoring, 2021–22, CSWEP CeMENT Workshop Mentor, 2018, 2021.
Other Affiliations and Honors: Associate Editor, Journal of International Economics, 2022–; Associate Editor, Oxford Economic Papers, 2025–; President, ASSA's International Economics and Finance Society, 2022, President-elect, 2021; Wim Duisenberg Fellowship (European Central Bank), 2026.
PETER J. KLENOW, Ralph Landau Professor of Economics, Stanford University, Gordon Moore Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.
Statement of Purpose: Economics gives us powerful tools for understanding growth, prosperity, and human welfare, and for measuring how well economies actually serve people. I have spent my career on these questions, and I have benefited enormously from the institutions the AEA sustains: its journals, its meetings, and the community they create. If elected, I would work to keep these public goods strong and widely accessible. Two priorities stand out to me. First, supporting early-career economists, who face an increasingly difficult job market and funding environment; the AEA can expand the ways they publish and present, and expand mentorship opportunities. Second, strengthening the data infrastructure that rigorous empirical work depends on, including access to administrative and firm-level data. Economists work in universities, government, central banks, and the private sector, and the Association is strongest when it serves all of them. I would be honored to contribute to that mission at this important moment for our profession.
Present and Previous Positions: Ralph Landau Professor of Economics, 2003–, Stanford University; Senior Economist, 2000–03, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis; Associate Professor, 1995–2000, and Assistant Professor, 1991–95, University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Degrees: Ph.D., Economics, Stanford University, 1991; B.S., University of California, Berkeley, 1986.
Publications: "Race and Economic Well-Being in the United States" (with Brouillette and Jones), AER: Insights, 2025; "The Allocation of Talent and U.S. Economic Growth" (with Hsieh, Hurst, and Jones), Econometrica, 2019; "Missing Growth from Creative Destruction" (with Aghion, Bergeaud, Boppart, and Li), AER, 2019; "Beyond GDP? Welfare across Countries and Time" (with Jones), AER, 2016; "The Life Cycle of Plants in India and Mexico" (with Hsieh), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2014; "Misallocation and Manufacturing TFP in China and India" (with Hsieh), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2009; "State-Dependent or Time-Dependent Pricing: Does It Matter for Recent U.S. Inflation?" (with Kryvtsov), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008; "The Variety and Quality of a Nation's Exports" (with Hummels), AER, 2005; "Some Evidence on the Importance of Sticky Prices" (with Bils), Journal of Political Economy, 2004; "Does Schooling Cause Growth?" (with Bils), AER, 2000.
AEA Offices, Committee Memberships, and Honors: Co-Editor, AER: Insights, 2017–23; Associate Editor, JEP, 2008–10; Associate Editor, AER, 2000–06; AER Excellence in Refereeing Award, 2011, 2013; AEA Nominating Committee, 2011.
Other Affiliations and Honors: Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2015–; Fellow, Econometric Society, 2014–; Co-Editor, Econometrica, 2025–; Co-Director (with Mark Gertler), Economic Fluctuations and Growth Program, NBER, 2013–; Member, IGM Booth Economic Experts Panel, 2011–; Associate Editor, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008–14; Sir Richard Stone Lecture, University of Cambridge, 2019; Kuznets Lectures, Yale University, 2017.