Visiting Scholars and External Affiliate Faculty
ICES welcomes Visiting Scholars from around the world to collaborate with our faculty and students. Interested scholars should reach out to one of our center's faculty for collaboration.
Visiting Scholars are appointed as Affiliate Faculty. This appointment is for the purpose of professional affiliation only. Appointments are for a maximum of one year, with possible renewals. If needed, GMU can assist Visiting Scholars to obtain a visa through our J-1 Exchange Visitor Program .
Spring 2023
Diego Aycinena, Associate Professor, Universidad del Rosario, Columbia
Joy Buchanan, Assistant Professor, Samford University
Fall 2022
Mohammad Atari, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University
Diego Aycinena, Associate Professor, Universidad del Rosario, Columbia
Jan Kruegel, Postdoctoral Researcher, Helmut Schmidt University, Germany
Summer 2022
Diego Aycinena, Associate Professor, Universidad del Rosario, Columbia
Joy Buchanan, Assistant Professor, Samford University
Caroline Graf, PhD Student, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
Marian Moszoro, Inter-American Development Bank
Joachim Winter, Professor of Economics, University of Munich, Germany
Spring 2022
Diego Aycinena, Associate Professor, Universidad del Rosario
Joy Buchanan, Assistant Professor, Samford University
Caroline Graf, PhD Student, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Marian Moszoro, Inter-American Development Bank
Naila Sebastian Esandi, Student, CFIS (Interdisciplinary Higher Education Centre) at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)-BarcelonaTECH
Fall 2021
Diego Aycinena, Associate Professor, Universidad del Rosario
Joy Buchanan, Assistant Professor, Samford University
Marian Moszoro, Inter-American Development Bank
Naila Sebastian Esandi, Student, CFIS (Interdisciplinary Higher Education Centre) at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)-BarcelonaTECH
Spring 2021
Joy Buchanan, Assistant Professor, Samford University
Marian Moszoro, Inter-American Development Bank
Fall 2020
Joy Buchanan, Assistant Professor, Samford University
Lu He, PhD Student, Central South University
Marian Moszoro, Inter-American Development Bank
Haoli Zheng, Assistant Professor, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics
Rui Zhu, Lecturer, Changsha University of Science & Technology
Spring 2020
Joy Buchanan, Assistant Professor, Samford University
Mikhail Freer, Lecturer (Assistant Professor), University of Essex
Lu He, PhD Student, Central South University
Mark Huggett, Professor of Economics, Georgetown University
Bryant Hyuncheol Kim, Assistant Professor, Cornell University
Marian Moszoro, Inter-American Development Bank
Haoli Zheng, Assistant Professor, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics
Rui Zhu, Lecturer, Changsha University of Science & Technology
Fall 2019
Joy Buchanan, Assistant Professor, Samford University
Mei Gao, PhD Student, Zhejiang University
Lu He, PhD Student, Central South University
Sheng Hu, Associate Professor, Central South University
Marian Moszoro, Inter-American Development Bank
Haoli Zheng, Assistant Professor, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics
Rui Zhu, Lecturer, Changsha University of Science & Technology
Summer 2019
Mei Gao, PhD Student, Zhejiang University
Lu He, PhD Student, Central South University
Sheng Hu, Associate Professor, Central South University
Spring 2019
Joy Buchanan, Assistant Professor, Samford University
Gonzalo Castaneda, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics
Yingxin Du, Assistant Professor, University of International Business and Economics
Mei Gao, PhD Student, Zhejiang University
Dalila Lindov, PhD Student, University of Konstanz
Lu He, PhD Student, Central South University
Sheng Hu, Associate Professor, Central South University
Zhilin Liu, Henan University
Amma Panin, World Bank
Ibrahima Sarr, PhD Student, Universite Laval
Fall 2018
Joy Buchanan, Assistant Professor, Samford University
Gonzalo Castaneda, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics
Yingxin Du, Assistant Professor, University of International Business and Economics
Mei Gao, PhD Student, Zhejiang University
Lu He, PhD Student, Central South University
Sheng Hu, Associate Professor, Central South University
Hanna Kociemska, Assistant Professor, University of Economics in Wroclaw
Zhilin Liu, Henan University
Summer 2018
Daniel Gerszon Mahler, PhD Student, University of Copenhagen
Spring 2018
Omar Al-Ubaydli, Program Director for International and Geo-Political Studies, Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies
David Austen-Smith, Professor, Northwestern University
Daniel Gerszon Mahler, PhD Student, University of Copenhagen
Siyu Wang, Behavioral Economist,Ford Motor Company
Joachim Winter, Professor, University of Munich
Fall 2017
David Austen-Smith, Professor, Northwestern University
Daniel Gerszon Mahler, PhD Student, University of Copenhagen
Shiyan Zhai, Assistant Professor, Henan University
Summer 2017
Anne Boring, Professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Daniel Gerszon Mahler, PhD Student, University of Copenhagen
Shiyan Zhai, Assistant Professor, Henan University
Spring 2017
David Austen-Smith, Professor, Northwestern University
Luigi Butera, Post Doc Fellow, University of Chicago
Michael Kurschilgen, Research Associate, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
Daniel Gerszon Mahler, PhD Student, University of Copenhagen
Isabel Marcin, Research Associate, University of Heidelberg
Johanna Mollerstrom, Professor, Humboldt University
Siyu Wang, Behavioral Economist, Ford Motor Company
Alexander Vostroknutov, Research Fellow, University of Trento
Hui Xu, Assistant Professor, Beijing Normal University
Shiyan Zhai, Assistant Professor, Henan University
Fall 2016
David Austen-Smith, Professor, Northwestern University
Luigi Butera, Post Doc Fellow, University of Chicago
C. Monica Capra, Professor, Claremont Graduate University
Youzhen Chen, Associate Professor, Southwest Jiaotong University
Seung (Ginny) Choi, Assistant Professor, Saint Vincent College
Danila Serra, Assistant Professor, Southern Methodist University
Jianxin Wang, Assistant Professor, Central South University
Hui Xu, Assistant Professor, Beijing Normal University
Shiyan Zhai, Assistant Professor, Henan University
Summer 2016
Wei Bao, PhD Student, Central South University
Marco Castillo, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University
Ragan Petrie, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University
Remi Suchon, PhD Student, University of Lyon
Hui Xu, Assistant Professor, Beijing Normal University
Xiaokun Zhou, Associate Professor, Chongqing University
Spring 2016
Omar Al-Ubaydli, Program Director for International and Geo-Political Studies, Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies
David Austen-Smith, Professor, Northwestern University
Wei Bao, PhD Student, Central South University
Jingnan Chen, Lecturer, University of Exeter
Ahrash Dianat, Post Doc Fellow, California Institute of Technology
Remi Suchon, PhD Student, University of Lyon
Joachim Winter, Professor, University of Munich
Hui Xu, Assistant Professor, Beijing Normal University
Xiaokun Zhou, Associate Professor, Chongqing University
Fall 2015
Wei Bao, PhD Student, Central South University
Luigi Butera, Post Doc Fellow, University of Chicago
Traci Mach, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Board
Xiaokun Zhou, Associate Professor, Chongqing University
Summer 2015
Luigi Butera, Post Doc Fellow, University of Chicago
Elman Eminov, Head Economist, Pasha Bank
Traci Mach, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Board
Carmit Segal, Professor, University of Zurich
Spring 2015
Wei Bao, PhD Student, Central South University
Luigi Butera, Post Doc Fellow, University of Chicago
Elman Eminov, Head Economist, Pasha Bank
Marian Moszoro, Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley
Chuanyu Peng, Associate Professor, Southwest Jiaotong University
Yulei Rao, Professor, Central South University
Dmitry Taubinsky, Post Doc Fellow, Harvard University
Jeroen van de Ven, Associate Professor, University of Amsterdam
Marie Claire Villeval, Professor, University of Lyon
Fall 2014
Wei Bao, PhD Student, Central South University
Manaswini Bhalla, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Luigi Butera, Post Doc Fellow, University of Chicago
Anna Minasyan, PhD Student, University of Gottingen
Chuanyu Peng, Associate Professor, Southwest Jiaotong University
Anya Samek, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Carmit Segal, Assistant Professor, University of Zurich
Summer 2014
Youcong Chao, PhD Student, Central South University
Eugen Dimant, Research Assistant, University of Paderborn
Seda Ertac, Assistant Professor, Koc University
Marian Moszoro, Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley
Xiaofei Pan, Post Doc Fellow, Harvard University
Eskil Ullberg, Visiting Senior Research Scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Spring 2014
Omar Al-Ubaydli, Senior Fellow, Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies
Youcong Chao, PhD Student, Central South University
Eugen Dimant, Research Assistant, University of Paderborn
David Hedengren, JPMorgan Chase
Lei Gousheng, Associate Professor, Southwest Jiaotong University
Greg Leo, PhD Student, University of California, Santa Barbara
Nicola Maaser, Visiting Lecturer, University of Bayreuth
Xiaofei Pan, Post Doc Fellow, Harvard University
Tang Zhihong, Associate Professor, Southwest Jiaotong University
Eskil Ullberg, Visiting Senior Research Scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Fall 2013
Omar Al-Ubaydli, Senior Fellow, Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies
Mariana Blanco, Assistant Professor, Universidad del Rosario
Youcong Chao, PhD Student, Central South University
Li Hao, Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas
Greg Leo, PhD Student, University of California, Santa Barbara
Xiaofei Pan, Post Doc Fellow, Harvard University
Eskil Ullberg, Visiting Senior Research Scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Summer 2013
Mariana Blanco, Assistant Professor, Universidad del Rosario
Youcong Chao, PhD Student, Central South University
Jinmei Chen, Professor, Liaoning University
John Ifcher, Assistant Professor, Santa Clara University
Greg Leo, PhD Student, University of California, Santa Barbara
Jaimie Lien, Assistant Professor, Tsinghua University
Xiaofei Pan, Post Doc Fellow, Harvard University
Eskil Ullberg, Visiting Senior Research Scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Homa Zarghamee, Assistant Professor, Barnard College
Spring 2013
Jon Behar, A Path That’s Clear
Jinmei Chen, Professor, Liaoning University
T. Clark Durant, McKinsey & Company
Thony Gillies, Associate Professor, Rutgers University
Li Hao, Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Chew Soo Hong, Professor, National University of Singapore
Nicola Maaser, Visiting Lecturer, University of Bremen
Xiaofei Pan, Post Doc Fellow, Harvard University
Mary Rigdon, Assistant Research Professor, Rutgers University
Ozge Savascin, Fannie Mae
Eskil Ullberg, Visiting Senior Research Scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Michael Weintraub, PhD Student, Georgetown University
Joachim Winter, Professor, University of Munich
Liu Yulin, Professor and Vice Dean, Chongqing University
Fall 2012
Sheheryar Banuri, Researcher, World Bank
Kirill Bukin, Associate Professor, Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia)
Jinmei Chen, Professor, Liaoning University
Laura Katherine Gee, PhD Student, University of California, San Diego
Thony Gillies, Associate Professor, Rutgers University
Li Hao, Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Chew Soo Hong, Professor, National University of Singapore
Alex Imas, PhD Student, University of California, San Diego
Daniel Martin, PhD Student, New York University
Xiaofei Pan, Post Doc Fellow, Harvard University
Mary Rigdon, Assistant Research Professor, Rutgers University
Benjamin Roth, PhD Student, Behavioral Finance and Contract Theory, University of Heidelberg
Fangfang Tan, Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance
Eskil Ullberg, Visiting Senior Research Scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Liu Yulin, Professor and Vice Dean, Chongqing University
Summer 2012
Enrique Fatas, Professor, University of East Anglia
Chew Soo Hong, Professor, National University of Singapore
Qiyan Ong, PhD Student, Nanyang Technological University
Xiandong Qin, Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Eskil Ullberg, Visiting Senior Research Scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Spring 2012
Naomi Feldman, Economist, Federal Reserve Board
Charles Karelis
David Ong, Assistant Professor, Peking University
Panu Poutvaara, Professor, University of Munich
Justin Rao, Research Scientist, Yahoo! Research
Agnieszka Tymula, Post-Doctoral Scholar, New York University
Eskil Ullberg, Visiting Senior Research Scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Fall 2011
Jasmina Arifovic, Professor, Simon Fraser University
Michael Callen, PhD Student, University of California, San Diego
Enrique Fatas, Professor, University of East Anglia
Alexander Funcke, PhD Student, Stockholm University
Qiyan Ong, PhD Student, Nanyang Technological University
Tanya Rosenblatt, Associate Professor, Iowa State University
Anya Savikhin, Post-Doc, University of Chicago
Jason Shachat, Professor, Xiamen University
Eskil Ullberg, Visiting Senior Research Scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Joachim Winter, Professor, University of Munich
Summer 2011
Alexander Funcke, PhD Student, Stockholm University
Li Hao, Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Xiangdong Qin, Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Joachim Winter, Professor, University of Munich
Spring 2011
Elias Khalil, Associate Professor, Monash University
Sherry Li, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Dallas
Enrique Fatas, Professor, University of East Anglia
Eskil Ullberg, Visiting Senior Research Scholar, George Mason University
Fall 2010
Elizabeth Bugelmayer, PhD Student, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW)
Stefan Vetter, Research Associate, University of Munich
Joachim Winter, Professor, University of Munich
Eskil Ullberg, Visiting Research Scholar, George Mason University
Summer 2010
Hernan Bejarano, PhD Student, Pennsylvania State University
Mark Bernhard, PhD Student, Stockholm School of Economics and New York University
Luigi Butera, PhD Student, University of Lyon and CNRS
Greg Leo, PhD Student, University of California-Santa Barbara
Justin Rao, Research Scientist, Yahoo! Research
Eskil Ullberg, Visiting Research Scholar, George Mason University
Spring 2010
Elizabeth Bugelmayer, PhD Student, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW)
David Butler, Associate Professor, University of Western Australia
Elias Kahlil, Professor, Monash University
Sven Neelsen, PhD Student, University of Munich, Germany
John Toohy, Professor, RMI University, Australia
Eskil Ullberg, Visiting Research Scholar, George Mason University
Fall 2009
Alex Mislin, Assistant Professor, SUNY-Buffalo
Eskil Ullberg, Visiting Research Scholar, George Mason University
Spring 2009
Elias Khalil, Professor, Monash University
Xiaolan Yang, Assistant Professor, Zhejiang University, China
Eskil Ullberg, Visiting Research Scholar, George Mason University
Fall 2008
Marco Castillo, Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Robert Gazzale, Assistant Professor, Williams College
Ragan Petrie, Assistant Professor, Georgia State University
Joachim Winter, Professor, University of Munich
Eskil Ullberg, Visiting Research Scholar, George Mason University
