Distinguished Economist Joins Georgetown in Qatar

The Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) is exceptionally pleased to announce that as of January 2013 prominent economist Professor Oded Stark has joined its community as Distinguished Research Scholar. As member of the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw, Stark received his home institution’s highest academic honor, the Doctor honoris causa degree on March 21, 2013. He is best known for his contributions to the economic theory of labor migration.

Stark has written extensively on applied microeconomic theory, development economics, population economics, the economics of migration, labor economics, evolutionary economics, urban economics, regional economics, welfare economics, and the theory of the firm. He is the author of the critically acclaimed books The Migration of Labor and Altruism and Beyond: An Economic Analysis of Transfers and Exchanges within Families and Groups.

“We are honored to have Professor Stark join Georgetown. He is one of the world’s outstanding labor economists, and his research is of global importance. But it has huge relevance for the development ambitions of this region, too,” said Dean Gerd Nonneman. He added: “His expertise and his remarkable dedication to the study of development and labor economics will contribute enormously to the critical projects underway at Georgetown’s campus in Qatar.”

Known as a generous spirit who collaborates prolifically with fellow economists and junior colleagues, Professor Stark promises to be a dynamic addition to Georgetown’s already vibrant intellectual community.

In addition to his recent appointment with Georgetown University SFS-Q, Professor Stark is a Distinguished Fellow at the Center for Development Research, University of Bonn; a University Professor and Chair in Economic and Regional Policy, University of Klagenfurt; an Honorary University Professor of Economics, University of Vienna; a Distinguished Professor, University of Warsaw; and, a Distinguished Professor, The Warsaw School of Economics. He is also a Humboldt Awardee.