Joshua D. Angrist
Joshua D. Angrist received the 2021 prize in Economic Sciences. This profile brings together the official award record and attributed background on the economist’s work and career.
Personal and professional profile
- Name
- Joshua D. Angrist [1]
- Full name
- Joshua D. Angrist [2]
- Birth date
- 1960-09-18 [2]
- Birthplace
- Columbus, OH, USA [2]
- Education
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Oberlin College; Princeton University [3]
- Fields / occupation
- econometrician; economist; university teacher [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 2021 [2]
- Research recognized
- for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships [2]
- Prize share
- 1/4 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) [2]
- Institutions in career record
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Harvard University [3]
Research, education and career background
Joshua David Angrist (Hebrew: יהושע אנגריסט; born September 18, 1960) is an Israeli American economist and Ford Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Angrist, together with Guido Imbens, was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 2021 "for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships". [4]
He ranks among the world's top economists in labor economics, urban economics, econometrics, and the economics of education, and is known for his use of quasi-experimental research designs (such as instrumental variables) to study the effects of public policies and changes in economic or social circumstances. He is a co-founder and co-director of MIT's Blueprint Labs, which researches the relationship between human capital and income inequality in the U.S. He also cofounded Avela, an ed-tech startup that provides application and enrollment-related software and services to school districts, schools of all kinds, organizations like Teach for America, and the U.S. military. [4]
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Award and academic affiliation
The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 2021 and lists Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the affiliation at the time. [2]
An affiliation attached to an award describes that point in the person’s career; it does not establish a current appointment. [2]
Education and career timeline
Source-supported connections
Frequently asked questions
When did Joshua D. Angrist receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 2021. [2]
Which institution was Joshua D. Angrist affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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Sources and review dates
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