American Economic Association Names New Distinguished Fellows

The American Economic Association has named four new Distinguished Fellows, two of whom, Bronwyn Hall and John Haltiwanger, are NBER research associates.

Hall, of the University of California, Berkeley, is a leading authority on the determinants of innovation, the measurement of innovation with patent data, and the economic effects of innovation. She is a research associate affiliated with the NBER’s Industrial Organization and Productivity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship programs. 

Haltiwanger, of the University of Maryland, has made key contributions to the study of the birth and death of firms, to labor market dynamics, and to a range of other questions in economic measurement.  He is a research associate affiliated with the Economic Fluctuation and Growth and Productivity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship programs. 

The other newly named Distinguished Fellows are William A. Darity Jr. and Margaret Simms.