The health and labor economist will start work in the new role on July 1.
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.
John Anderson leads the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at the University of Arkansas.
The prize is awarded to European economists under the age of 45 who have made a significant contribution in theoretical and applied research.
He joins Kiel as a professor of economics and is expected to become director of the institute on June 1.
Much of Ghosh’s research has focused on economic policy and labor market dynamics in the global south.
The taxation policy expert joins the institution from the University of Wisconsin at Madison where he was provost.