Lars Peter Hansen
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.
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Lars Peter Hansen (2013) | |
| Born | October 26, 1952 Urbana, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | University of Chicago Carnegie Mellon University |
| Field | Macroeconomics |
| School or tradition | Chicago School of Economics |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota (Ph.D.) Utah State University (B.Sc.) |
| Doctoral advisor | Christopher A. Sims |
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| Influences | Thomas J. Sargent, Christopher A. Sims |
| Contributions | Generalized method of moments, robust control applied to macroeconomics and asset pricing |
| Awards | Frisch Medal (with Kenneth J. Singleton), 1984 Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics, 2006 CME Group-MSRI Prize, 2008 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards, 2010 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, 2013 |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
| Website | larspeterhansen |
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.
Among other honors, he received the 2010 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the category of Economy, Finance and Management.