Noah Williams Joins Manhattan Institute as Adjunct Fellow

NEW YORK, NY — The Manhattan Institute (MI) is pleased to announce that Noah Williams has joined the Institute as an adjunct fellow on its economic policy team.

The Juli Plant Grainger Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the founding Director of the Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy (CROWE), Williams’ research interests include macroeconomics, fiscal and monetary policy, social insurance programs, financial markets, as well as issues of state and local public finance and economic development.

Williams’ extensive academic contributions include co-authored papers with Nobel Prize laureates Lars Peter Hansen and Thomas Sargent. In recent months, his economic policy commentary has featured prominently in City Journal’s coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic. As an adjunct fellow with MI, he will continue to provide commentary, while also pursuing policy research and participating in Manhattan Institute and City Journal events. His latest City Journal essay details how the pandemic has strained the unemployment insurance system and exposed its inefficiencies.

“We are thrilled to welcome Professor Williams to MI,” said Brandon Fuller, VP of Research and Publications. “Noah is a rare breed: a first-rate academic economist who has a keen interest in public policy and a gift for communicating technical concepts in a language that curious readers can appreciate and understand. Whether weighing in on federal tax policy, unemployment insurance, or state and local public finance, Noah’s commentary in City Journal has been essential reading during the pandemic. We are excited to be doing even more to share his policy analysis and ideas.”

“I’m happy to join the distinguished group of scholars at the Manhattan Institute,” Noah Williams said. “MI has long been at the forefront of analysis and commentary on social and economic issues, addressing problems with solutions that focus on individual incentives and market forces. I’m excited to join my new colleagues to continue to this work, which is vitally needed in the current moment.”

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