Robert J. Shiller
Robert J. Shiller 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
- Robert J. Shiller [1]
- Full name
- Robert J. Shiller [2]
- Birth date
- 1946-03-29 [2]
- Birthplace
- Detroit, MI, USA [2]
- Education
- University of Michigan; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Kalamazoo College; Southfield High School [3]
- Fields / occupation
- writer; economist; pedagogue; university teacher [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
- Yale University [2]
- Institutions in career record
- University of Minnesota; Yale University; University of Pennsylvania [3]
Research, education and career background
Robert James Shiller (born March 29, 1946) is an American economist, academic, and author. As of 2022, he served as a Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University and is a fellow at the Yale School of Management's International Center for Finance. Shiller has been a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) since 1980, was vice president of the American Economic Association in 2005, its president for 2016, and president of the Eastern Economic Association for 2006–2007. He is also the co‑founder and chief economist of the investment management firm MacroMarkets LLC. [4]
Shiller is known for four major intellectual contributions: co-developing the Case–Shiller housing price index with Karl Case, as well as the cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio; challenging the Efficient Market Hypothesis; and warning years in advance of the stock market and housing bubble that would become the subprime mortgage crisis. [4]
Shiller was ranked by the IDEAS RePEc publications monitor in 2008 as among the 100 most influential economists of the world; and was still on the list in 2019. Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Shiller jointly received the 2013 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, "for their empirical analysis of asset prices". [4]
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Award and academic affiliation
The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 2013 and lists Yale 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
Source-supported connections
Frequently asked questions
When did Robert J. Shiller receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 2013. [2]
Which institution was Robert J. Shiller affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
Yale University. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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Sources and review dates
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