The Gilbert Lecture Series was started by the friends of Donald W. Gilbert, following his death in 1957. A central idea of the lecture series is to illuminate the practical side of economics, and show how economics can illuminate contemporary policy debates. The Gilbert Lecturers comprise a distinguished group. Eleven of the Gilbert Lecturers subsequently received the Nobel Prize. Others have held influential policy-making positions in the US and elsewhere.

1. Richard Musgrave, "The Budget Outlook and Its Implication for the American Economy" (April 30, 1959)
2. W. C. Hood, "Some Current Issues of Economic Policy in Canada" (April 7, 1960)
3. Paul Samuelson, "Unemployment and Growth in the American Economy" (May 11, 1961)
4. Milton Friedman, "The Problem of the Balance of Payments and the Gold Flow" (May 11, 1962)
5. Kenneth Boulding, "The Infant Science of Conflict Management" (May 9, 1963)
6. Harry Eastman, "The Conflict Between Growth and Viability" in Canada" (May 14, 1964)
7. Ansley J. Coale, "The Causes and Consequences of Population Growth" (May 13, 1965)
8. Wassily Leontief, "Technological Change and Economic Growth" (May 12, 1966)
9. Robert Solow, "Some Solved and Unsolved Problems in Stabilization Policy" (May 11, 1967)
10. James Tobin, "Gold and the Wealth of Nations" (March 15, 1968)
11. Richard Caves, "The New Industrial State" (April 17, 1969)
12. Sir W. Arthur Lewis, "Afro-American Economics" (April 9, 1970)
13. Kenneth Arrow, "Imposing Costs on Others" (April 15, 1971)
14. Harry Johnson, "The International Monetary Crises of 1971" (May 3, 1972)
15. Marina Whitman, "U.S. Economic Policy in an Era of Detente" (May 3, 1973)
16. Martin S. Feldstein, "The Social Security Explosion" (April 19, 1974)
17. William J. Baumol, "Recycling-Problems, Prospects and Economic Incentives" (April 3, 1975)
18. George J. Stigler, "Success and Failure in the Wealth of Nations" (February 18, 1976)
19. Franco Modigliani, "Some Applications of the Life Cycle Model: Implications for Government Policy" (April 19, 1977)
20. Jack Hirshleifer, "Natural Economy vs. Political Economy" (March 30, 1978)
21. Charles Kindleberger, "International Public Goods Without International Government?" (April 5, 1979)
22. Paul W. MacAvoy, "The 'Experiment' with Regulating the Environment, Safety, and Health" (April 29, 1980)
23. Gary S. Becker, "The Economic Analysis of Fertility" (April 9, 1981)
24. Arnold Harberger, "The Inflation Syndrome" (December 1, 1981)
25. Roger G. Noll, "The Case of the Militant Millionaire: Recent Developments in the Economics of Sports" (December 7, 1982)
26. Robert W. Fogel, "Nutrition and the Decline of Mortality" (April 9, 1984)
27. Sir Alan A. Walters, "The Value of Economic Advice and Counsel" (April 17, 1985)
28. Rudolph Penner, "Must Government Grow?" (February 24, 1986)
29. Thomas Schelling, "No Thyself: Self-Command, A Neglected Discipline" (April 7, 1987)
30. Stanley Fischer, "Development in East Asia and Sub-Sahara Africa" (April 12, 1989)
31. Henry Aaron, "The Last Decade of the American Century: Policy for the Nineties" (April 16, 1990)
32. Stanislav Shatalin, "The Future of the Soviet Economy" (March 22, 1991)
33. Richard Schmalensee, "The Future of Environmental Policy" (April 28, 1992)
34. Dale Jorgenson, "Can Investment in Education Revive the Growth of the U.S. Economy?" (April 28, 1992)
35. Richard A. Epstein, "Private Property in the Welfare State: Its Prospect for Survival" (October 26, 1993)
36. James Heckman, "Does the United States Need a Human Capital Policy? If So, What Should It Be?" (April 15, 1996)
37. Elhanan Helpman, "R&D and Economic Growth: The International Connection" (March 27, 1997)
38. Anna Schwartz, "Asian Banking Crises in the 1990s: All Alike?" (April 29, 1998)
39. Peter Diamond, "Social Security Reform" (March 20, 2000)
40. Vernon Smith, "Reciprocity and Exchange" (September 18, 2000)
41. Michael Mussa, "Fun at the Fund : International Economic Policy Making During a Decade of Financial Crisis" (December 6, 2001)
42. Richard H. Thaler, "Doing Economics without Homo Economicus" (January 30, 2003)
43. William Easterly, "Missionaries and Scientists in Economic Development" (October 30, 2003)
44. Anne O. Krueger, "The Global Economy at the Beginning of the 21st Century" (April 6, 2006)
45. Michael Kremer, "Providing Basic Education and Health for All: An Evidence-Based Approac" (December 4, 2007)

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