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National Bureau of Economic Research

Fiscal and Economic Effects of Innovation and Productivity Policies
Graduate and Early-Career Fellowships (Fiscal and Economic Effects of Innovation and Productivity Policies)

JOE ID Number: 2025-02_111476525
Date Posted: 10/13/2025
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Graduate and Early-Career Fellowships (Fiscal and Economic Effects of Innovation and Productivity Policies)
Section: US: Other Academic (Visiting or Temporary)
Locations: UNITED STATES
CANADA
JEL Classifications:
H2 -- Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
H3 -- Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents
H4 -- Publicly Provided Goods
O3 -- Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
O4 -- Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
J6 -- Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers
D7 -- Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
Keywords:
Innovation Policies
Productivity Policies
Research and Development
R&D
Immigration Policy
Infrastructure Policy
Infrastructure Permitting
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, invites applications for up to six dissertation fellowships for the 2026-2027 academic year. These fellowships aim to expand research on the fiscal and economic effects of innovation and productivity policies, with a focus on R&D, immigration, and infrastructure permitting. Fellows will receive a $34,000 stipend, up to $13,000 in tuition assistance, and mentorship from a faculty member with expertise in their research area. Fellows will also be expected to participate in an NBER workshop in Washington, DC, on June 4, 2026. Applicants for the dissertation fellowships must be doctoral students who will have advanced to candidacy by the start of the fellowship.

In addition to the funded fellowships, up to six non-funded fellowships are available for current dissertation students and early-career researchers (PhDs awarded in 2014 or later). These non-funded fellowships are also posted on JOE. All fellows will be invited to participate in the research conference and receive mentorship.

Applications are due by 4:59 pm (ET) on January 4, 2026.

For questions, please contact Abbie Murrell at murrella@nber.org.

Application Requirements:
  • Research Proposal
  • Question and Answer
  • Cover Letter
  • CV
Application deadline: 01/04/2026