The Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute announced the 2024–2025 cohort of visiting scholars selected to conduct research while in residence at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

Institute visiting scholars will research questions that address how to increase economic opportunity for all Americans. These scholars bring with them a broad range of technical expertise and research interests, including international trade and public health.

“In some ways, this year’s cohort is an exciting mix of old and new. We’re welcoming back some folks who participated in mentoring initiatives at the Institute and Minneapolis Fed—it’s exciting to see their careers develop and to welcome them as scholars,” said Institute Director Abigail Wozniak. “At the same time, we’re expanding the ways our in-person visits can be even more impactful, such as bringing in co-author teams that don’t typically get to work together in the same space.”

In addition to the visiting scholar program, the Institute hosts an annual research conference to convene academic and policy experts from across the country to discuss leading edge research related to the Institute’s mission.

“We are looking forward to welcoming this new cohort of visiting scholars. They bring different perspectives and impressive research skills,” said Alessandra Fogli, assistant director for inequality research. “We are eager to collaborate with them in our efforts to promote an inclusive path for economic growth.”

Since 2017, the Institute has hosted a total of 133 visiting scholars in seven cohorts. The following scholars make up the Institute’s eighth cohort.

2024–2025 visiting scholar roster

• Orazio Attanasio, Cowles Professor of Economics, Yale University
• Kristy Buzard, Associate Professor of Economics, Syracuse University
• Pauline Carry, Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University
• Taha Choukhmane, Assistant Professor of Finance, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management
• Angela Crema, Postdoctoral Associate, Broad Center at Yale School of Management
• Eduardo Dávila, Assistant Professor of Economics, Yale University
• Laura Gee, Associate Professor of Economics, Tufts University
• Matthew Harvey, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Washington Tacoma
• Chi Hyun Kim, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Bonn
• Lucie Lebeau, Research Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
• Gary Lyn, Assistant Professor of Economics, Iowa State University
• Lukas Mann, Assistant Professor of Economics, Arizona State University
• Joseph Mullins, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota
• Yewande Olapade, Economist in Supervision, Regulation, and Credit, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
• Vito Peragine, Professor of Economics, University of Bari
• Hugo Reichardt, Junior Researcher (Assistant Professor), Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional
• Olga Stoddard, Assistant Professor of Economics, Brigham Young University
• Fatou Thioune, Assistant Professor, Dickinson College
• Brenden Timpe, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska–Lincoln