Emily Cremers (pictured left) is a new visiting assistant professor in the department. She recently returned to the United States from Asia where for the past 15 years she has held academic positions at the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology and, more recently, the National University of Singapore. Her primary field is international economics and her research has emphasized the relationship of openness to growth; she most often utilizes the overlapping generations model. Emily’s research has been published in journals such as Economic Theory, the Journal of International Economics and the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, among others. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota.