Rate My Professor Garance Genicot

Garance Genicot is a Professor of Economics at Georgetown University. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Cornell University (1999), an M.A. in Economics from Cornell University (1997), and a B.A. in Economics from Université de Liège, Belgium (1995). Prior to her current role, she served as Assistant Professor at the University of California, Irvine (1999-2003), Assistant Professor at Georgetown University (2003-2007), and Associate Professor at Georgetown (2007-2018). Genicot has held visiting positions at institutions including MIT, the London School of Economics, Princeton University, University College London, New York University, the World Bank, Toulouse School of Economics, and Aix-Marseille School of Economics.

Her research focuses on development economics and contract theory, particularly labor and credit contracts, risk sharing, aspirations, inequality, social networks, women's property rights, and political institutions affecting public service delivery. Notable publications include "Aspirations and Inequality" with Debraj Ray (Econometrica, 2017), "Measuring Upward Mobility" with Debraj Ray (American Economic Review, 2023), "Tolerance and Compromise in Social Networks" (Journal of Political Economy, 2022), "Informal Insurance in Social Networks" with Francis Bloch and Debraj Ray (Journal of Economic Theory, 2008), "Group Formation in Risk-Sharing Arrangements" with Debraj Ray (Review of Economic Studies, 2003), and "Suicides and Property Rights in India" with Siwan Anderson (Journal of Development Economics, 2015). She is a Research Associate at the NBER, Fellow at CEPR (Development Economics and Political Economy), BREAD, and IZA. Genicot has received the Doctor Honoris Causa from Aix-Marseille University (2025), Excellence in Refereeing Awards from the American Economic Review (2013-2016), and various research grants including from the Russell Sage Foundation and the World Bank. She serves as President of Theoretical Research in Development Economics (ThReD), Associate Editor of the American Economic Review, and former Co-Editor of Quantitative Economics.