Interview: Emi Nakamura, macroeconomist

If you ask any macroeconomist to tell you who the stars of their profession are right now, Emi Nakamura’s name will surely be at or near the top of the list. In 2019, Nakamura won the John Bates Clark medal, one of econ’s two most prestigious awards — and one that very rarely goes to a macroeconomist. Originally from Canada, and now working at the University of California, Berkeley, she continues to amass top-journal publications at a fairly stupendous rate.