Garance Genicot

@GGenicot

Professor of Economics, Georgetown University. Board of editors at AER.

…ce-genicot.facultysite.georgetown.edu Joined January 2021

486 Following 1.3K Followers 1.1K Posts

Latest posts 5

Pinned post

Garance Genicot @GGenicot Aug 21, 2024

Debraj Ray,@ConchaArriagada and I had the wonderful opportunity to discuss our work on mobility with @timsvengali . It was great fun!

#econtwitter #econdev #EconomicDevelopment #EconomicGrowth

Tim Phillips Talk Normal @timsvengali Aug 21, 2024

⭐ VoxDev Talks: NEW EPISODE Today ⭐

Why is measuring upward mobility in developing countries so difficult & what can it tell us about whether growth has been pro-poor? Debraj Ray @nyuniversity & @GGenicot @georgetown discuss their new work with @timsvengali @vox_dev.

View quoted post on X

Garance Genicot @GGenicot May 30

1:34

Garance Genicot @GGenicot Apr 8

The ThReD Summer Conference is back in Geneva (May 28–29, 2026)!
Always a great program and a favorite meeting in development theory.

Hope to see many of you there—details here: thred.devecon.org/conferences/TH… #econtwitter @maitreesh

Garance Genicot @GGenicot Apr 5

Two excellent reads on AI:
Ray on the “last good moment” + “The machines are fine. I’m worried about us.”

The concern isn’t just displacement but a gradual loss of agency & understanding.

ergosphere.blog/posts/the-mach…

debrajray.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-user…

@ben_golub @ProfEmilyOster #econtwitter

Garance Genicot @GGenicot Mar 18

We are so excited to have David McKenzie @dmckenzie001 joining us at Georgetown!!!

Georgetown Center for Economic Research @GCER_Georgetown Mar 16

🎉 Exciting news! @dmckenzie001 has accepted the offer to join @GCER_Georgetown as the new Edmond D. Villani Chair Professor of Economics!

We can't wait to welcome him to the
Hilltop! 🙌

sites.google.com/site/decrgdmck…
View quoted post on X