Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Wealth and Income Inequality
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Wealth and Income Inequality supports early-career economists conducting a year of research at NBER to advance understanding of disparities and how policies and shocks affect them.
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Funder: National Bureau of Economic Research
Due Dates: December 7, 2026, at 5:00 PM EST (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $102,500 stipend for 12 months, plus health insurance reimbursement and a travel and research allowance
Summary: Supports early-career economists undertaking a year of research on wealth and income inequality at NBER’s Cambridge headquarters.
Key Information: Applicants must complete their PhD by June 2027 and spend a year visiting NBER in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Description
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) offers a one-year post-doctoral fellowship supporting up to two outstanding early-career economists studying wealth and income inequality. Supported by the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation, the fellowship provides a dedicated research setting at NBER’s Cambridge headquarters for the 2027–28 academic year.
The research agenda includes disparities in wealth and income, the intergenerational transmission of inequality, the effects of public policies and economic shocks on disparities, and related issues. Applications are welcomed from researchers completing their PhDs and junior faculty who can combine the fellowship with early-career leave. Selection emphasizes applicants’ potential to make an important contribution to understanding wealth and income inequality.
