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Isabella Weber, associate professor of economics, has been appointed as a climate policy fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. As one of 11 fellows in the think tank’s winter 2025 cohort, she will focus on researching policies to facilitate fossil fuel wind-down and economic stability.

Weber has become a leading voice on policy responses to inflation and has advised policymakers in the U.S. and Germany on questions of price stabilization. Her first book, “How China Escaped Shock Therapy: The Market Reform Debate,” is the winner of numerous academic awards and has been translated into several languages. Her second book, on the role of essential sectors for economic stability, is under contract with the University of Chicago Press.

The Roosevelt Institute, which is affiliated with the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, tackles a wide range of policy issues, including the U.S. tax system, the care economy and housing, to promote a more just, democratic society.

“At Roosevelt, we are committed to building an economic vision that the American people can believe in, one that rejects oligarchy and is rooted in a belief in democracy and a shared future,” says Suzanne Kahn, senior vice president of Roosevelt’s think tank. “We are excited to bring on board fellows with a wide range of expertise, diverse perspectives, and a shared commitment to fight for that vision even in today’s challenging political landscape.”

UMass Amherst is well represented among Roosevelt fellows – Weber joins Juniper Katz, assistant professor of public policy, and Lenore Palladino, associate professor of economics and public policy, who are also fellows at the institute.