Lars Peter Hansen
Lars Peter Hansen received the 2013 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
- Lars Peter Hansen [1]
- Full name
- Lars Peter Hansen [2]
- Birth date
- 1952-10-26 [2]
- Birthplace
- Urbana, IL, USA [2]
- Education
- Utah State University; University of Minnesota; Logan High School [3]
- Fields / occupation
- economist; pedagogue; university teacher; statistician [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 2013 [2]
- Research recognized
- for their empirical analysis of asset prices [2]
- Prize share
- 1/3 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- University of Chicago [2]
- Institutions in career record
- Carnegie Mellon University; University of Chicago [3]
Research, education and career background
Lars Peter Hansen (born 26 October 1952 in Urbana, Illinois) is an American economist. He is the David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, Statistics, and the Booth School of Business, at the University of Chicago and a 2013 recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. [4]
Hansen is best known for his work on the generalized method of moments. He is also a distinguished macroeconomist, focusing on the linkages between the financial sector and the macroeconomy. His current collaborative research develops and applies methods for pricing the exposure to macroeconomic shocks over alternative investment horizons and investigates the implications of the pricing of long-term uncertainty. [4]
Among other honors, he received the 2010 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the category of Economy, Finance and Management. [4]
Selected introductory text by Wikipedia contributors — Lars Peter Hansen, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official facts are cited separately.
Award and academic affiliation
The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 2013 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 Lars Peter Hansen receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 2013. [2]
Which institution was Lars Peter Hansen affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
University of Chicago. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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Sources and review dates
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