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The Georgetown Center for Economic Research (GCER) is housed within the Department of Economics at Georgetown University.

Announcements

Workshop on Intergenerational Persistence and Inequality

October 29th, 2025

How do inequalities persist—or change—across generations? Why do some families and communities experience enduring advantages while others face structural barriers to mobility? This event will bring together leading economists and sociologists to address these questions from multiple perspectives. Sessions will span new research on gender differences in intergenerational earnings, the role of school networks, long-term mobility trends among Asian Americans, and the geography of upward mobility in developing countries. The day will conclude with a policy panel featuring experts from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, World Bank, and European Commission, bridging research and practice to explore how insights on persistence and inequality can inform policy interventions. This workshop is co-sponsored by the Inequality, Welfare, and Social Justice Cluster at European University Institute and the Georgetown University Global Economic Challenges Network. To sign up to attend in-person, please RSVP with the European University Institute. To sign up to receive the recording, please fill out this Google form, https://forms.gle/YNtstBZZkU2UFB2x8. Monday, November 10, 2025 9:00 a.m. – 6:15 p.m. (GMT+01:00) Florence Location: Off Campus Badia Fiesolana – Emeroteca, European University Institute, https://www.eui.eu/events?id=580601…

Distinguished Visitor Series

2025-2026 GCER Distinguished Visitor Series

October 24th, 2025

The Distinguished Visitor for 2025-2026 is Xavier Gabaix, the Pershing Square Professor of Economics and Finance at Harvard’s economics department. He received his undergraduate degree in…