Steven Berry Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
The Yale Department of Economics is proud to share that Professor Steven Berry has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the highest honors bestowed on a U.S. scientist or engineer.
Berry, the David Swensen Professor of Economics and inaugural faculty director of the Tobin Center for Economic Policy, was recognized for his distinguished and continuing achievements in economics research. A leading figure in the field of Industrial Organization, Berry is known for his influential empirical work on markets including automobiles, airlines, and media.
"I am honored and excited to be a new elected member of the National Academy of Sciences,” Berry said. “Yale Economics has been an incredible place to do economic research and teaching, and is a great environment to launch new initiatives like the Tobin Center for Economic Policy."
Election to the NAS honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to scientific research. Berry joins an accomplished group of 120 new members in 2025, including five Yale professors, selected across a wide range of disciplines. Past elections have included Yale economists Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, William D. Nordhaus, James Tobin, and Tjalling C. Koopmans.
This latest recognition adds to an already impressive list of honors. Berry is a winner of the Frisch Medal of the Econometric Society and is an elected Fellow of that society. He is also an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was named the 2017 Distinguished Fellow of the Industrial Organization Society and is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Berry’s research focuses on empirical applications and methodology in the broad field of Industrial Organization. His interests include competition and environmental policy as well as international trade and imperfectly competitive labor markets. Berry’s methodological work includes a focus on product differentiation and equilibrium pricing as well as firm entry and the dynamic analysis of industries. He studies the nonparametric identification of markets in addition to practical methods for empirical analysis.
Congratulations to Professor Berry on this well-deserved honor!
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a private, nonprofit institution established by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and charged with providing independent, objective advice to the nation on matters related to science and technology.