Research Programs

The Cowles Foundation provides support for research and research related activities through six core Research Program Areas: Econometrics, Economic Theory, Industrial Organization, International Trade, Labor and Public Economics, and Macroeconomics. Each of these broad areas has deep ties to the Cowles tradition and provides a foundation for other fields of inquiry in economics and related fields.

Cowles Program Areas sponsor visiting faculty and post-docs, organize conferences, and provide other research resources at Yale.

Program Directors

Econometrics

Xiaohong Chen
Edward Vytlacil

Economic Theory

Joyee Deb
Johannes Hörner

Industrial Organization

Katja Seim
Philip A. Haile

International Trade

Lorenzo Caliendo

Labor and Public Finance

Joseph G. Altonji
Costas Meghir

Macroeconomics

Giuseppe Moscarini
Aleh Tsyvinski

Past and Present Directors

Econometrics

Director
Edward Vytlacil
Term:
2016 to 2017;
2018 to 2019;
2020 to 2021;
2022 to 2023
Director
Donald W. K. Andrews
Term:
2017 to 2018;
2019 to 2020;
2021 to 2022
Director
Xiaohong Chen
Term:
2016 to 2017;
2018 to 2019;
2020 to 2021;
2022 to 2023
Director
Yuichi Kitamura
Term:
2015 to 2016;
2017 to 2018;
2019 to 2020;
2021 to 2022
Director
Peter C. B. Phillips
Term:
2015 to 2016

Economic Theory

Director
Larry Samuelson
Term:
2016 to 2017;
2017 to 2018;
2018 to 2019;
2020 to 2021
Director
Marina Halac
Term:
2019 to 2020
Director
Philipp Strack
Term:
2020 to 2021;
2021 to 2022
Director
Joyee Deb
Term:
2022 to 2023
Director
John Geanakoplos
Term:
2015 to 2016
Director
Johannes Hörner
Term:
2015 to 2016;
2021 to 2022;
2022 to 2023

Labor and Public Finance

Director
Joseph G. Altonji
Term:
2020 to 2021;
2021 to 2022;
2022 to 2023
Director
Ebonya Washington
Term:
2019 to 2020
Director
Costas Meghir
Term:
2020 to 2021;
2021 to 2022;
2022 to 2023

Macroeconomics

Director
Fabrizio Zilibotti
Term:
2018 to 2019;
2019 to 2020;
2020 to 2021
Director
Giuseppe Moscarini
Term:
2016 to 2017;
2017 to 2018;
2019 to 2020;
2021 to 2022;
2022 to 2023
Director
Aleh Tsyvinski
Term:
2015 to 2016;
2016 to 2017;
2018 to 2019;
2020 to 2021;
2021 to 2022;
2022 to 2023

International Trade

Director
Costas Arkolakis
Term:
2017 to 2018;
2018 to 2019;
2019 to 2020
Director
Lorenzo Caliendo
Term:
2020 to 2021;
2021 to 2022;
2022 to 2023
Director
Samuel S. Kortum
Term:
2015 to 2016;
2016 to 2017;
2017 to 2018

Industrial Organization

Director
Katja Seim
Term:
2020 to 2021;
2021 to 2022;
2022 to 2023
Director
Philip A. Haile
Term:
2020 to 2021;
2021 to 2022;
2022 to 2023

Structural Microeconomics

Director
Joseph G. Altonji
Term:
  • 2016 to 2017
  • 2017 to 2018
Director
Philip A. Haile
Term:
  • 2016 to 2017
  • 2017 to 2018
  • 2019 to 2020
Director
Costas Meghir
Term:
  • 2015 to 2016
  • 2018 to 2019