Kautz Lecturers
Since 1993, the Kautz-Uible Economics Institute has welcomed prominent economists to present at the James C. Kautz Lecture series. Explore past lecturers below dating back to 2001.
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2024
Katrine Løken, PhD
Norwegian School of Economics​
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The Paradox of Punishment:
How Norway's Kindness Conquers Crime
2023
Joshua Gans, PhD
University of Toronto
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How Disruptive Will Artificial Intelligence Be? A Hard-Headed Approach
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2022
Betsey Stevenson, PhD
University of Michigan
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Did the Pandemic Permanently Alter How We Work and Live?
2019
Nicholas Bloom, PhD
Stanford University
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Are Americans Badly Managed?
2018
Betsey Stevenson, PhD
University of Michigan​
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Our Changing Lives:
Work, Family, & Policy in a Time of Rising Gender Equality
2017
Miles Corak, PhD
University of Ottawa​
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Inequality, Life Chances, and Public Policy: How to Slid Down the Great Gatsby Curve
2016
Paul Polman
CEO, Unilever
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Global Sustainable Development
2015
Justin Wolfers, PhD
University of Michigan​
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Income and Happiness
2014
Ed Glaser, PhD​
Harvard University​
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Triumph of the City
2012
Laurence Kotlikoff, PhD​
Boston University
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Clash of Generations
2011
Barry Nalebuff, PhD​
Yale University
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The Value of Understanding Maximization
2010
Edward Prescott, PhD
Arizona State University​
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Financial Crises and Business Cycles
2009
Finn Erling Kydland, PhD​
University of California​
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Policy Consistency and Economic Growth
2008
Henry J. Aaron, PhD​
Brookings Institution​
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The Economics and Politics of Health Care Reform
2007
George J. Borjas, PhD​
Harvard University​
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Economics and Politics Immigration
2006
Stuart Hoffman, PhD
PNC Financial Services Group​
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Reflecting on Macroeconomic Conditions
2005
Catherine Mann, PhD
Institute for International Economics​
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The US Trade Deficit:
Crisis or Co-dependency?
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2001
Deidre McCloskey, PhD
University of Illinois
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Bourgeois Virtue
2004
Thomas Mann, PhD
Brookings Institution​
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The Economy and the 2004 Elections
2003
Robert N. Stavins, PhD​
Harvard University​
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Can an Effective Global Climate Treaty Be Based on Sound Science, Rational Economics, and Pragmatic Politics?
2002
Robert Litan, PhD
Brookings Institution​
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Corporate Disclosure After the Scandal of 2002