The macroeconomist joins from the University of Manchester where is currently an associate professor.
The health and labor economist will start work in the new role on July 1.
Fishback is an economic historian known for his research on topics including the political economy of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal.
The eight distinguished economists have made significant contributions within their fields.
Schmalensee is widely known as an expert in industrial organization economics and for his work on multisided platforms.
He moves to the institution from the University of Würzburg.
Belot’s research interests lie at the intersection of behavioral, labor and health economics.
Chika Urama holds an MPhil and PhD in land economy from the University of Cambridge.
Oleg Itskhoki and Dmitry Mukhin win the award for their paper “Exchange Rate Disconnect in General Equilibrium”.
John Anderson leads the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at the University of Arkansas.