Christopher A. Sims
American econometrician and macroeconomist
Christopher Albert "Chris" Sims (born October 21, 1942) is an American econometrician and macroeconomist. He is currently the John J.F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics at Princeton University.[2] Together with Thomas J. Sargent, he won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2011.[3]
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Born | Christopher Albert Sims October 21, 1942 |
Nationality | United States |
Institution | Princeton University Yale University University of Minnesota Harvard University |
Field | Macroeconomics Econometrics Time series |
Alma mater | Harvard University (AB, PhD) |
Doctoral advisor | Hendrik S. Houthakker |
Doctoral students | Lars Peter Hansen Harald Uhlig[1] |
Contributions | Use of vector autoregression |
Awards | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2011) |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc |
References
change- ↑ "Advantage Financial Harald Uhlig". Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ↑ "Christopher A Sims". Thomson Reuters website. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Nobel prize for economics awarded to two Americans". BBC News website. October 10, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.