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Clive W.J. Granger

Clive W.J. Granger received the 2003 prize in Economic Sciences. This profile brings together the official award record and attributed background on the economist’s work and career.

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PROFILE / FACT FILE

Personal and professional profile

Name: Clive W.J. Granger [1]
Full name: Clive W.J. Granger [2]
Birth date: 1934-09-04 [2]
Birthplace: Swansea, United Kingdom [2]
Education: Cambridgeshire High School for Boys; University of Nottingham [3]
Fields / occupation: mathematician; economist; university teacher; statistician; econometrician [3]
Prize: Economic Sciences · 2003 [2]
Research recognized: for methods of analyzing economic time series with common trends (cointegration) [2]
Prize share: 1/2 [2]
Affiliation at the award: University of California [2]
Death date: 2009-05-27 [2]
Institutions in career record: University of Nottingham; University of California, San Diego [3]

Research, education and career background

Sir Clive William John Granger (; 4 September 1934 – 27 May 2009) was a British econometrician known for his contributions to nonlinear time series analysis. He taught in Britain, at the University of Nottingham and in the United States, at the University of California, San Diego. Granger was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2003 in recognition of the contributions that he and his co-winner, Robert F. Engle, had made to the analysis of time series data. This work fundamentally changed the way in which economists analyse financial and macroeconomic data. [4]

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Award and academic affiliation

The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 2003 and lists University of California 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

1934-09-04
Birth date recorded in the official Nobel biography. [2]
2003-10-08
Economic Sciences award announced. [2]
2009-05-27
Death date recorded in the official Nobel biography. [2]

Source-supported connections

Clive W.J. Granger → Affiliation at the 2003 award → University of California [2]

Frequently asked questions

When did Clive W.J. Granger receive the prize in Economic Sciences?

The official award record gives the year as 2003. [2]

Which institution was Clive W.J. Granger affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?

University of California. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]

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