Ten Researchers Receive Postdoctoral Fellowships, 2023-24.

Ten postdoctoral scholars have been awarded NBER fellowships for the 2023-24 academic year, following widely disseminated calls for applications.

Riley League, who received his PhD from Duke University, and Parker Rogers, who received his PhD from the University of California, San Diego, will hold postdoctoral fellowships in aging and health economics supported by the National Institute on Aging. League is focusing on the role of administrative burdens in shaping the delivery, cost, and outcomes of health care in the United States. Rogers analyzes how government healthcare regulations affect innovation and the affordability and quality of healthcare products and services.

Ricardo Filipe Duque Gabriel, who received his PhD from the University of Bonn, and Patrick Kennedy, whose doctorate is from the University of California, Berkeley, will investigate various aspects of long-term fiscal policy. Gabriel studies the political costs of tightening fiscal policy and pursuing austerity measures. Kennedy is focusing on the efficiency and equity implications of major US tax policies. Their fellowships are sponsored by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

Kadeem Noray, who received his PhD from Harvard University, is the holder of the NBER postdoctoral fellowship to support diversity in the economics profession. He studies the extent to which educational institutions and tech firms overlook talented individuals from underrepresented groups, and how selection processes can be improved.

Jermaine Toney, who received his PhD from The New School for Social Research, will hold a fellowship in racial and ethnic disparities in economic outcomes that is sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He plans to analyze the impact of historic federal redlining and...