How does the MFI foster collaborations between scholars at the University of Chicago and across the globe?
The MFI visiting scholars program provides faculty and students with access and exposure to the best economic research around the world. It is designed to challenge intellectual barriers and to encourage the cross-fertilization of ideas among diverse subfields of economics. Visiting scholars conduct lectures on their current work, hold workshops during extended visits, and provide rich opportunities for collaborations with faculty and students. The MFI also sponsors a series of thematic workshops in economics. These workshops provide a forum for visiting and Chicago scholars to present their most work and to synthesize and connect large bodies of current research. By encouraging critical evaluation and the exploration of research synergies, the workshops facilitate new advancements in economic research. Themes are rotated to provide MFI economists with continual access to the latest developments in economics.
