And Kenneth S. Rogoff (Princeton) and Claudia Goldin (University of Pennsylvania.) And Philippe Aghion (University College London) who will join the department next fall.
The Harvard Ec department's got them all.
And Williamson is actively recruiting new junior faculty members.
"On the junior faculty front we have five possibilities," he says. "Three have said yes and we're fighting tooth and nail for the other two.
"I'm confident that we are going to win," he added.
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Though Williamson says he would love to increase the percentage of women in the faculty, for instance, the current lack of women in the department continues to be an obstacle for new hires.
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