Distinguished Visitor Series

The Distinguished Visitor series is a mentoring program that brings in top economists from around the world each year. The Distinguished Visitors meet with faculty and students, present their research, and exchange ideas over an extended stay.

2025-2026 GCER Distinguished Visitor Series

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…

2024-2025 GCER Distinguished Visitor Series

We are pleased to announce the following three prominent scholars will be the GCER Distinguished Visitors for the 2024-2025 academic year. Christian B. Hansen is the Wallace W. Booth Professor…

2023-2024 GCER Distinguished Visitor Series

The following three prominent scholars were the GCER Distinguished Visitors for the 2023-2024 academic year. Alessandra Voena is a labor and development economist whose research focuses…

2022-2023 GCER Distinguished Visitor Series

We are pleased to announce the following three prominent scholars will be the GCER Distinguished Visitors for the 2022-2023 academic year. Hamish Low is the James Meade Professor of…

2019-2020 GCER Distinguished Visitor Series

The eighth year of the GCER Distinguished Visitor Series features a number of prominent economists who will spend time in the Department during the 2019-2020 academic year. This…

2018-2019 GCER Distinguished Visitor Series

The seventh year of the GCER Distinguished Visitor Series features a number of prominent economists who will spend time in the Department during the 2018-19 academic year. This…

2017-2018 GCER Distinguished Visitor Series

The sixth year of the GCER Distinguished Visitor Series features a number of prominent economists who will spend time in the Department during the 2017-18 academic year. This…

2015-2016 GCER Distinguished Visitor series

The fourth year of the GCER Distinguished Visitor Series features a number of prominent economists who will spend time in the Department during the 2015-16 academic year. This year’s Distinguished…

2014-2015 GCER Distinguished Visitor series

The third year of the GCER Distinguished Visitor Series features a number of prominent economists who will spend time in the Department during the 2014-15 academic year. Simon Gilchrist, October…

2013-2014 GCER Distinguished Visitor Series

The second year of the GCER Distinguished Visitor series features a number of prominent economists who will spend time in the Department during the 2013-14 academic year. Jose-Victor…