The Minneapolis Fed announced the 2023–2024 cohort of visiting scholars selected to conduct research while in residence at the Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute.

Institute visiting scholars will research questions that address how to increase economic opportunity for all Americans.

“The 19 scholars selected this year use a variety of techniques, study a broad set of questions, and bring a range of personal perspectives,” said Institute Director Abigail Wozniak. “It's exciting to see how much interest there is in being part of a group like this.”

Over the past two years, the Institute has returned to hosting visitors in person and has developed its fall research conference into a vibrant gathering point.

"We are looking forward to welcoming this new cohort,” said Alessandra Fogli, assistant director for inequality research. “This group will be able to take full advantage of in-person opportunities to connect once again.”

Since 2017, the Institute has hosted a total of 114 visiting scholars in six cohorts. The following scholars make up the Institute’s seventh cohort.

2023–2024 Visiting Scholar Roster

• Rodrigo Adão, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
• Lukas Althoff, Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
• Joseph Altonji, Thomas DeWitt Cuyler Professor of Economics, Yale University
• Bocar Abdoulaye Ba, Assistant Professor of Economics, Duke University
• Brian Bucks, Section Chief, Credit Information Policy, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• Marcus Casey, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Kathrin Ellieroth, Assistant Professor of Economics, Colby College
• Sheridan Fuller, Economist, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
• Michael Keane, Carey Distinguished Professor of Business, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
• Karen A. Kopecky, Economic and Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
• Emily Leslie, Assistant Professor of Economics, Brigham Young University
• Marta Morazzoni, Assistant Professor of Economics, University College London
• Aurélie Ouss, Janice and Julian Bers Assistant Professor of Criminology, University of Pennsylvania  
• Marta Prato, Assistant Professor in Economics, Bocconi University
• Matthew Rognlie, Assistant Professor of Economics, Northwestern University
• Jesse Rothstein, Carmel P. Friesen Chair in Public Policy and Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley
• Isaac Sorkin, Assistant Professor of Economics, Stanford University
• Brittany Street, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Missouri
• Conor Walsh, Assistant Professor in Economics, Columbia Business School

The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that, with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the Federal Reserve System, the nation’s central bank. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is responsible for the Ninth Federal Reserve District, which includes Montana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, northwestern Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis participates in setting national monetary policy, supervises numerous banking organizations, and provides a variety of payments services to financial institutions and the U.S. government.