Established in 1988 through a gift from Dr. Robert V. Roosa, PhD ’42 econ, who served as undersecretary of the treasury for monetary affairs (1961-64) and was a Wall Street investment banker.Robert V. Roosa Dissertation Fellowship is in Monetary Economics. For the purpose of this award, "Monetary Economics" is to be interpreted broadly to include international finance, money and banking, monetary theory and policy, and the analysis of financial markets. The Robert V. Roosa Dissertation Fellowship in Monetary Economics is a highly competitive award program that covers tuition for three terms, GradCare health insurance, and a stipend. There is one recipient of this departmental award every other year.
Candidate Recipient 2026
Catherine Cox
Catherine Cox is a fifth-year Economics PhD candidate at the University of Michigan. Her research fields are public finance and labor economics. Her research agenda focuses on how tax policy can affect household-level financial decisions and healthcare investment. Prior to her doctoral studies, Catherine worked as a research assistant in the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s New England Public Policy Center. She holds a BS in Mathematical Sciences and Economics (Honors) from the University of Michigan.
Precandidate Recipient 2026
Samuel Nate
Sam Nate is a first-year PhD student in economics at the University of Michigan. He is originally from Rexburg, Idaho and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University in Economics. He previously served as a Research Assistant for two years at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors inWashington, D.C. His research interests include international macroeconomics and trade.
