Robert Summers Fellowship on Economic Measurement - Conference on Research on Income and Wealth
To promote research on economic measurement and to strengthen ties between the academic and practitioner communities working in this area, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and the Conference on Research on Income and Wealth (CRIW) will sponsor five fellowships for economic statisticians working in government statistical agencies and international organizations to attend the CRIW meeting on July 14–15, 2025, at the NBER Summer Institute in Cambridge, MA. Fellows will participate in the research meeting and have an opportunity to interact with leading scholars and practitioners. This fellowship program celebrates the intellectual legacy of long-time CRIW member and University of Pennsylvania faculty member Robert Summers, who pioneered the study of international price and output comparisons.
The fellowship will cover economy-class travel costs to attend the research meeting, as well as local hotel accommodations for up to three nights and other conference-related costs. Reimbursements will be subject to NBER’s travel regulations.
To be eligible for fellowship support, applicants must have expertise in the field of economic measurement and be employed at a statistical agency or in another organization, such as the OECD or IMF, that is engaged in the creation and dissemination of economic statistics. Fellows may work on any aspect of measurement, but there will be a preference for those engaged in the design and construction of international comparative data. Applications from individuals working at institutions in North America and elsewhere, and from members of groups that have historically been under-represented in the economics profession, are welcome. Please share this call for applications with anyone who might be interested in this fellowship program.
To apply, applicants should prepare a single PDF file with a cover page including name, email address, and current affiliation, and a two-page summary of expertise and current research interests in economic measurement, including references to published papers, links to data products that have been constructed, and other relevant information. When appropriate, the summary may include links to research papers. Upload the application file no later than 11:59 pm ET on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
Applications that are not complete by that time will not be considered.
Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee consisting of Carol Corrado (Georgetown University), Karen Dynan (Harvard University and NBER) and James Poterba (MIT and NBER). Applicants will be notified of the committee’s decisions by early May 2025. The NBER conference department will provide invitations to attend the CRIW Summer Institute meeting, handle hotel arrangements, and process reimbursements for conference-related travel.
Selection as a fellow will permit participation in the 2025 Summer Institute, but it does not guarantee an opportunity to present a paper. Applicants who wish to submit papers for potential presentation must do so by March 20, 2025. Further information about the Summer Institute is available online. Please direct questions about the fellowship program to Abbie Murrell (murrella@nber.org).