The Honorary Board is made up of 54 important members of the Economics profession. By joining this Board, these individuals are collectively indicating their view that NEED is an important organization and that its goals and methods have the potential to improve economic policy in the United States.
George Akerlof
Daniel E. Koshland, Sr. Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics
University of California, Berkeley.png)
Daniel E. Koshland, Sr. Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics
University of California, Berkeley
Orley Ashenfelter
Joseph Douglas Green Professor of Economics
Princeton University
Joseph Douglas Green Professor of Economics
Princeton University
Alan Auerbach
Robert D. Burch Professor of Economics and Law
University of California, Berkeley
Robert D. Burch Professor of Economics and Law
University of California, Berkeley
Ben Bernanke
Distinguished Fellow in Residence - Economic Studies
Brookings Institution
Distinguished Fellow in Residence - Economic Studies
Brookings Institution
Sandra E. Black
PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Columbia University
PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Columbia University
Olivier Blanchard
C. Fred Bergsten Senior Fellow
Peterson Institute for International Economics
C. Fred Bergsten Senior Fellow
Peterson Institute for International Economics
Alan Blinder
Professor of Economics
Princeton University
Professor of Economics
Princeton University
Severin Borenstein
E.T. Grether Professor of Business Administration and Public Policy
University of California, Berkeley
E.T. Grether Professor of Business Administration and Public Policy
University of California, Berkeley
Alan Deardorff
John W. Sweetland Professor of International Economics
University of Michigan
John W. Sweetland Professor of International Economics
University of Michigan
Steven Durlauf
Professor of Public Policy
University of Chicago
Professor of Public Policy
University of Chicago
Karen Dynan
Professor of the Practice of Economics
Harvard University
Professor of the Practice of Economics
Harvard University
Jonathan Eaton
Distinguished Professor of Economics
Pennsylvania State University
Distinguished Professor of Economics
Pennsylvania State University
Douglas W. Elmendorf
Dean and Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy
Harvard University
Dean and Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy
Harvard University
Robert C. Feenstra
C. Bryan Cameron Distinguished Chair in International Economics
University of California, Davis
C. Bryan Cameron Distinguished Chair in International Economics
University of California, Davis
Kristin Forbes
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Professor of Management and Global Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Professor of Management and Global Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jeffrey Frankel
James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth
Harvard University
James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth
Harvard University
A. Myrick Freeman III
Emeritus Professor of Economics
Bowdoin College
Emeritus Professor of Economics
Bowdoin College
Jason Furman
Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy
Harvard University
Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy
Harvard University
Austan Goolsbee
Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics
University of Chicago
Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics
University of Chicago
Roger Gordon
Professor of Economics
UCSD
Professor of Economics
UCSD
Jonathan Gruber
Professor of Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor of Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Darrick Hamilton
Executive Director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity
Ohio State University
Executive Director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity
Ohio State University
Gordon Hanson
Peter Wertheim Professor in Urban Policy, Kennedy School
Harvard University
Peter Wertheim Professor in Urban Policy, Kennedy School
Harvard University
James Harrigan
Professor of Economics
University of Virginia
Professor of Economics
University of Virginia
Robert Haveman
Professor Emeritus of Economics and Public Affairs
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Professor Emeritus of Economics and Public Affairs
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Robert Heller
Former Federal Reserve Governor and CEO of VISA U.S.A.
Federal Reserve, Visa USA
Former Federal Reserve Governor and CEO of VISA U.S.A.
Federal Reserve, Visa USA
Gary Hoover
Professor of Economics
Tulane University
Professor of Economics
Tulane University
Hilary Hoynes
Haas Distinguished Chair in Economic Disparities
University of California, Berkeley
Haas Distinguished Chair in Economic Disparities
University of California, Berkeley
David Hummels
Dean and Professor of Economics
Purdue University
Dean and Professor of Economics
Purdue University
Gerald Jaynes
Professor of Economics and African American Studies
Yale University
Professor of Economics and African American Studies
Yale University
Michael Klein
William L. Clayton Professor of International Economic Affairs
Tufts University
William L. Clayton Professor of International Economic Affairs
Tufts University
Narayana Kocherlakota
Lionel W. McKenzie Professor of Economics
University of Rochester
Lionel W. McKenzie Professor of Economics
University of Rochester
David Laibson
Robert I. Goldman Professor of Economics
Harvard University
Robert I. Goldman Professor of Economics
Harvard University
Ed Leamer
Professor of Management, Economics and Statistics
University of California, Los Angeles
Professor of Management, Economics and Statistics
University of California, Los Angeles
Lisa Lynch
Provost
Brandeis University
Provost
Brandeis University
Eric Maskin
Adams University Professor
Harvard University
Adams University Professor
Harvard University
Keith Maskus
Professor of Economics
University of Colorado, Boulder
Professor of Economics
University of Colorado, Boulder
Derek Neal
The William C. Norby Professor in Economics
University of Chicago
The William C. Norby Professor in Economics
University of Chicago
Robert Pindyck
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Professor of Economics and Finance
Sloan School of Management, M.I.T.
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Professor of Economics and Finance
Sloan School of Management, M.I.T.
Harvey Rosen
John L. Weinberg Professor of Economics and Business Policy
Princeton University
John L. Weinberg Professor of Economics and Business Policy
Princeton University
Timothy Smeeding
Lee Rainwater Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics
University of Wisconsin
Lee Rainwater Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics
University of Wisconsin
Vernon L. Smith
George L. Argyros Endowed Chair in Finance and Economics
Chapman University
George L. Argyros Endowed Chair in Finance and Economics
Chapman University
Eugene Smolensky
Emeritus Professor of Public Policy
University of California, Berkeley
Emeritus Professor of Public Policy
University of California, Berkeley
Betsey Stevenson
Professor of Public Policy
University of Michigan
Professor of Public Policy
University of Michigan
John Taylor
Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics
Stanford University
Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics
Stanford University
Sarah Turner
Souter Family Professor of Economics
University of Virginia
Souter Family Professor of Economics
University of Virginia
Laura D. Tyson
Professor of Business Administration and Economics
University of California, Berkeley
Professor of Business Administration and Economics
University of California, Berkeley
Hal Varian
Chief Economist
Google
Chief Economist
W. Kip Viscusi
University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management
Vanderbilt University
University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management
Vanderbilt University
Kenneth West
John D. MacArthur and Ragnar Frisch Professor of Economics
University of Wisconsin, Madison
John D. MacArthur and Ragnar Frisch Professor of Economics
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach
Margaret Walker Alexander Professor of Human Development and Social Policy
Northwestern University
Margaret Walker Alexander Professor of Human Development and Social Policy
Northwestern University
Barbara Wolfe
Richard A. Easterlin Professor of Health Economics
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Richard A. Easterlin Professor of Health Economics
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Justin Wolfers
Professor of Economics and Public Policy
University of Michigan
Professor of Economics and Public Policy
University of Michigan
Janet Yellen
Secretary of the Treasury
United States Department of the Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
United States Department of the Treasury
