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Announcing the 08-09 Senior Policy Fellows

Date: August 26, 2008

The new fellows for the 08-09 academic year are:
 
Antonio Fatas, PhD, Economics, Harvard University;
International Fellow-in-Residence
On sabbatical from INSEAD where he is on the Faculty and also the Dean of the MBA program
Antonio studies monetary and fiscal policy in the US and Europe.
 
Antara Dutta, PhD, Economics, MIT;
Senior Policy Fellow &
Assistant Professor of Economics in the International Business Diplomacy Program at SFS
Antara studies international development and industrial organization in developing countries
 
Josh Lerner, PhD, Economics, Harvard;
Senior Policy Fellow &
Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School
Josh studies the structure and role of venture capital and private equity organizations as well as technological innovation and how firms respond to changes in public policy. 
 
Tom Lyon, PhD, Economics, Stanford;
Senior Policy Fellow &
Dow Professor of Sustainable Science, Technology and Commerce, Professor of Business Economics, Professor of Natural Resources, University of Michigan
Tom studies the interplay between corporate strategy and public policy, focusing on areas pertaining to the environment and electric utilities.
 
Catherine Wolfram, PhD,Economics, MIT;
Senior Policy Fellow &
Associate Professor at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Catherine studies industrial organization, energy and regulation
 
These Fellows join our group of existing fellows, including Professors Brad Jensen and Jeff Macher from within the MSB.  Other Fellows include Chris Borek, Partner, Analysis Group; Robert Shapiro, CEO, Sonecon; Scott Wallsten, Vice President for research and senior fellow, the Technology Policy Institute.