Robert E. Lucas Jr.
Robert E. Lucas Jr. received the 1995 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
- Robert E. Lucas Jr. [1]
- Full name
- Robert E. Lucas Jr. [2]
- Birth date
- 1937-09-15 [2]
- Birthplace
- Yakima, WA, USA [2]
- Education
- University of Chicago; Roosevelt High School [3]
- Fields / occupation
- economist [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 1995 [2]
- Research recognized
- for having developed and applied the hypothesis of rational expectations, and thereby having transformed macroeconomic analysis and deepened our understanding of economic policy [2]
- Prize share
- 1 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- University of Chicago [2]
- Death date
- 2023-05-15 [2]
- Institutions in career record
- Carnegie Mellon University; University of Chicago [3]
Research, education and career background
Robert Emerson Lucas Jr. (September 15, 1937 – May 15, 2023) was an American economist at the University of Chicago. Widely regarded as the central figure in the development of the new classical approach to macroeconomics, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1995 "for having developed and applied the hypothesis of rational expectations, and thereby having transformed macroeconomic analysis and deepened our understanding of economic policy". N. Gregory Mankiw characterized him as "the most influential macroeconomist of the last quarter of the 20th century". In 2020, he ranked as the 10th most cited economist in the world. [4]
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Award and academic affiliation
The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 1995 and lists University of Chicago 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 Robert E. Lucas Jr. receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 1995. [2]
Which institution was Robert E. Lucas Jr. affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
University of Chicago. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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