Background
Gowrisankaran, Gautam was born on March 18, 1971 in Montreal, Canada. Came to the United States, 1987. Son of Kohur and Chandra Gowrisankaran.
Gowrisankaran, Gautam was born on March 18, 1971 in Montreal, Canada. Came to the United States, 1987. Son of Kohur and Chandra Gowrisankaran.
Bachelor, Swarthmore College, 1991. Master of Philosophy, Yale University, 1993. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1995.
Software development engineer Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington, 1990. Research assistant The World Bank, Washington, 1992, Yale University, New Haven, 1992-1994. Assistant professor economics University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1995—2002.
Fellow National Bureau Economic Research, since 2002. Consultant Microeconomic Consulting and Research Associates Inc., Washington, 1995-1996, Federal Reserve Bank Cleveland, 1997-1998, Federal Reserve Bank Minneapolis, since 1998. Visiting assistant professor economics University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1997-1998.
Visiting assistant professor Harvard University, 2002, Yale University, 2003.
Member American Economic Association, Minnesota Economic Association, Association Yale Alumni, Swarthmore Alumni Association.
Married Katherine Yarrow Barnes, June 22, 1996.