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Christopher A. Sims

Christopher A. Sims received the 2011 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: Christopher A. Sims [1]
Full name: Christopher A. Sims [2]
Birth date: 1942-10-21 [2]
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., USA [2]
Education: Harvard University; University of California, Berkeley; Greenwich High School [3]
Fields / occupation: Nobel Prize winner; professor; economist; university teacher; statistician [3]
Prize: Economic Sciences · 2011 [2]
Research recognized: for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy [2]
Prize share: 1/2 [2]
Affiliation at the award: Princeton University [2]
Death date: 2026-03-14 [2]
Institutions in career record: University of Minnesota; Harvard University; Yale University; Princeton University [3]

Research, education and career background

Christopher Albert Sims (October 21, 1942 – March 14, 2026) was an American econometrician and macroeconomist. He was the John J.F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics at Princeton University. Together with Thomas Sargent, he won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2011. The award cited their "empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy". [4]

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Award and academic affiliation

The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 2011 and lists Princeton University 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

1942-10-21
Birth date recorded in the official Nobel biography. [2]
1968
Education period at Harvard University ended (background record). [3]
2011-10-10
Economic Sciences award announced. [2]
2026-03-14
Death date recorded in the official Nobel biography. [2]

Source-supported connections

Christopher A. Sims → Affiliation at the 2011 award → Princeton University [2]

Frequently asked questions

When did Christopher A. Sims receive the prize in Economic Sciences?

The official award record gives the year as 2011. [2]

Which institution was Christopher A. Sims affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?

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

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