As a Marshall Scholar, she received a second B.A. from Oxford University in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Dr. Cook earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley. Among her current research interests are economic growth and development, financial institutions and markets, innovation, and economic history. As a Senior Economist at the President’s Council of Economic Advisers during the 2011-2012 academic year, Dr. Cook worked on the euro zone, financial instruments, innovation, and entrepreneurship. She served as President of the National Economic Association from 2015 to 2016 and currently serves as Co-Director of the American Economic Association Summer Training Program. From 2017 to 2019, she will be a Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society Distinguished Lecturer.