Oliver Hart
Oliver Hart received the 2016 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
- Oliver Hart [1]
- Full name
- Oliver Hart [2]
- Birth date
- 1948-10-09 [2]
- Birthplace
- London, United Kingdom [2]
- Education
- Princeton University; King's College; University of Warwick [3]
- Fields / occupation
- economist; university teacher [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 2016 [2]
- Research recognized
- for their contributions to contract theory [2]
- Prize share
- 1/2 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- Harvard University [2]
- Institutions in career record
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Harvard University; London School of Economics and Political Science [3]
Research, education and career background
Sir Oliver Simon D'Arcy Hart (born October 9, 1948) is a British-American economist, currently the Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University. Together with Bengt R. Holmström, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2016. [4]
Selected introductory text by Wikipedia contributors — Oliver Hart (economist), 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 2016 and lists Harvard 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 Oliver Hart receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 2016. [2]
Which institution was Oliver Hart affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
Harvard University. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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Sources and review dates
- Nobel Prize — official biography and award record ↗
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- Wikipedia contributors — Oliver Hart (economist) (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Historical dates and award-time affiliations retain their original context. A review date is not an event date. Background sources are identified separately from official records.