He takes up the tenure track appointment on Aug. 15.
Low joins from the University of Missouri, where she was an associate professor and also held the Fred V. Heinkel chair in agriculture.
During his tenure at the central banking system, Michael S. Barr will take an unpaid leave of absence but retains his academic appointments.
He takes up the new post on September 1.
The government agency has selected three economics PhD candidates to join the inaugural research scheme.
Costis Daskalakis works at the interface of game theory, economics, probability theory, statistics and machine learning.
His major contributions to the field range include deepening understanding of total factor productivity and the drivers of income.
He receives the award for uncovering new ways to estimate consumer demand patterns.
Tong Liu, Lira Mota and Kerry Siani are among 9 recent hires by the business school.
Susan Athey’s research focuses on the economics of digitization and marketplace design.