Donald Gilbert Memorial Lecture Series
The Gilbert Lecture Series was started by the friends of Donald W. Gilbert, following his death in 1957. A central idea of the lecture series is to illuminate the practical side of economics, and show how economics can illuminate contemporary policy debates. The Gilbert Lecturers comprise a distinguished group. Eighteen of the Gilbert Lecturers subsequently received the Nobel Prize. Others have held influential policy-making positions in the US and elsewhere.
| 55. | Kevin Lang, "Tasks and Investment in Skills" () |
| 54. | Tayfun Sonmez, "Fair Allocation of Vaccines, Ventilators and Antiviral Treatments: Leaving No Ethical Value Behind in Health Care Rationing", (March 23, 2021) |
| 53. | Paul Romer, "What's Preference Got To Do With It?", (April 25, 2019) |
| 52. | Jeremy Stein, "The Logic and Limits of Financial Regulation", (November 7, 2017) |
| 51. | Richard Blundell, "Tax Reform and its Implications for Inequality", (April 25, 2017) |
| 50. | Caroline Hoxby, "Expanding College Opportunities for High-Achieving, Low Income Students", (November 6, 2014) |
| 49. | James Poterba, "Economic Policy Challenges of an Aging Population", (November 8, 2012) |
| 48. | Gary Gorton, "The Financial Crisis of 2007-2008", (December 7, 2011) |
| 47. | David Cutler, "Promoting Value in Health Care", (December 14, 2009) |
| 46. | Eric Hanushek, "Will U.S. Schools Drag Us Down?", (December 8, 2008) |
| 45. | Michael Kremer, "Providing Basic Education and Health for All: An Evidence-Based Approach" (December 4, 2007) |
| 44. | Anne O. Krueger, "The Global Economy at the Beginning of the 21st Century" (April 6, 2006) |
| 43. | William Easterly, "Missionaries and Scientists in Economic Development" (October 30, 2003) |
| 42. | Richard H. Thaler, "Doing Economics without Homo Economicus" (January 30, 2003) |
| 41. | Michael Mussa, "Fun at the Fund : International Economic Policy Making During a Decade of Financial Crisis" (December 6, 2001) |
| 40. | Vernon Smith, "Reciprocity and Exchange" (September 18, 2000) |
| 39. | Peter Diamond, "Social Security Reform" (March 20, 2000) |
| 38. | Anna Schwartz, "Asian Banking Crises in the 1990s: All Alike?" (April 29, 1998) |
| 37. | Elhanan Helpman, "R&D and Economic Growth: The International Connection" (March 27, 1997) |
| 36. | James Heckman, "Does the United States Need a Human Capital Policy? If So, What Should It Be?" (April 15, 1996) |
| 35. | Richard A. Epstein, "Private Property in the Welfare State: Its Prospect for Survival" (October 26, 1993) |
| 34. | Dale Jorgenson, "Can Investment in Education Revive the Growth of the U.S. Economy?" (April 28, 1992) |
| 33. | Richard Schmalensee, "The Future of Environmental Policy" (April 28, 1992) |
| 32. | Stanislav Shatalin, "The Future of the Soviet Economy" (March 22, 1991) |
| 31. | Henry Aaron, "The Last Decade of the American Century: Policy for the Nineties" (April 16, 1990) |
| 30. | Stanley Fischer, "Development in East Asia and Sub-Sahara Africa" (April 12, 1989) |
| 29. | Thomas Schelling, "No Thyself: Self-Command, A Neglected Discipline" (April 7, 1987) |
| 28. | Rudolph Penner, "Must Government Grow?" (February 24, 1986) |
| 27. | Sir Alan A. Walters, "The Value of Economic Advice and Counsel" (April 17, 1985) |
| 26. | Robert W. Fogel, "Nutrition and the Decline of Mortality" (April 9, 1984) |
| 25. | Roger G. Noll, "The Case of the Militant Millionaire: Recent Developments in the Economics of Sports" (December 7, 1982) |
| 24. | Arnold Harberger, "The Inflation Syndrome" (December 1, 1981) |
| 23. | Gary S. Becker, "The Economic Analysis of Fertility" (April 9, 1981) |
| 22. | Paul W. MacAvoy, "The 'Experiment' with Regulating the Environment, Safety, and Health" (April 29, 1980) |
| 21. | Charles Kindleberger, "International Public Goods Without International Government?" (April 5, 1979) |
| 20. | Jack Hirshleifer, "Natural Economy vs. Political Economy" (March 30, 1978) |
| 19. | Franco Modigliani, "Some Applications of the Life Cycle Model: Implications for Government Policy" (April 19, 1977) |
| 18. | George J. Stigler, "Success and Failure in the Wealth of Nations" (February 18, 1976) |
| 17. | William J. Baumol, "Recycling-Problems, Prospects and Economic Incentives" (April 3, 1975) |
| 16. | Martin S. Feldstein, "The Social Security Explosion" (April 19, 1974) |
| 15. | Marina Whitman, "U.S. Economic Policy in an Era of Detente" (May 3, 1973) |
| 14. | Harry Johnson, "The International Monetary Crises of 1971" (May 3, 1972) |
| 13. | Kenneth Arrow, "Imposing Costs on Others" (April 15, 1971) |
| 12. | Sir W. Arthur Lewis, "Afro-American Economics" (April 9, 1970) |
| 11. | Richard Caves, "The New Industrial State" (April 17, 1969) |
| 10. | James Tobin, "Gold and the Wealth of Nations" (March 15, 1968) |
| 9. | Robert Solow, "Some Solved and Unsolved Problems in Stabilization Policy" (May 11, 1967) |
| 8. | Wassily Leontief, "Technological Change and Economic Growth" (May 12, 1966) |
| 7. | Ansley J. Coale, "The Causes and Consequences of Population Growth" (May 13, 1965) |
| 6. | Harry Eastman, "The Conflict Between Growth and Viability" in Canada" (May 14, 1964) |
| 5. | Kenneth Boulding, "The Infant Science of Conflict Management" (May 9, 1963) |
| 4. | Milton Friedman, "The Problem of the Balance of Payments and the Gold Flow" (May 11, 1962) |
| 3. | Paul Samuelson, "Unemployment and Growth in the American Economy" (May 11, 1961) |
| 2. | W. C. Hood, "Some Current Issues of Economic Policy in Canada" (April 7, 1960) |
| 1. | Richard Musgrave, "The Budget Outlook and Its Implication for the American Economy" (April 30, 1959) |