I. L. Sharfman's career at the University of Michigan began in 1912 following his education at Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He retired in 1955 after 43 years of service. His recognitions of merit at Michigan were many- including Chairmanship of the Department of Economics for 25 years and appointments as Rackham Research Professor, Henry Carter Adams distinguished professor and Russel Lecturer. This Fellowship was established by friends and colleagues of I. Leo Sharfman Fellowship Fund as an endowment fund.
Recipient:
Luigi Roncoroni
Luigi Roncoroni is a first-year Ph.D. student in Economics at the University of Michigan. Born in Milan, Italy, he earned a BSc and an MSc in Economic and Social Sciences from Bocconi University. During his MSc, he worked as a part-time research assistant and completed a traineeship with the Chief Economist Team at the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission. In Fall 2023, he moved to Chicago, where he spent nearly two years at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business as a pre-doctoral Research Professional.
