Lars Peter Hansen

American economist

Lars Peter Hansen (born 26 October 1952[2]) is an American economist. He is the David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor of economics at the University of Chicago and a 2013 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics.[3][4]

Lars Peter Hansen
Lars Peter Hansen (2007)
Born (1952-10-26) October 26, 1952 (age 71)
NationalityUnited States
InstitutionUniversity of Chicago
Carnegie Mellon University
FieldMacroeconomics
School or
tradition
Chicago School of Economics
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota (Ph.D.)
Utah State University (B.Sc.)
Doctoral
advisor
Christopher A. Sims
Doctoral
students
Narayana Kocherlakota[1]
Masao Ogaki
InfluencesThomas J. Sargent, Christopher A. Sims
ContributionsGeneralized method of moments, robust control applied to macroeconomics and asset pricing
AwardsFrisch Medal (with Kenneth J. Singleton), 1984

Nemmers Prize, 2006

CME Group-MSRI Prize, 2008

BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards, 2010

Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, 2013
Information at IDEAS / RePEc
Websitelarspeterhansen.org

References change

  1. "Past PhD Students". Becker Friedman Institute. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  2. "Lars Peter Hansen - Facts". www.nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  3. The Prize in Economic Sciences 2013 Archived 2018-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, nobelprize.org, retrieved October 14, 2013
  4. 3 US Economists Win Nobel for Work on Asset Prices, abc news, October 14, 2013