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THE ECONOMICS FACULTY(2013-14)Alvarez, Fernando. Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1994. Professor in Economics and the College (atChicago since 1996).Recent Research: Dynamic general equilibrium models applied to asset pricing, search andinsurance.Becker, Gary S. Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1955. University Professor in Economics and the College,Booth School of Business, and Sociology; Chair, Becker Friedman Institute for Research inEconomics (at Chicago 1954-1957 and since 1970). Fellow, Econometric Society, 1967; John BatesClark Medal Winner, 1967; Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1972; Member,National Academy of Sciences, 1975; President, American Economic Association, 1987; Nobel Prizein Economic Sciences, 1992; National Medal of Science, 2000; Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2007;Bradley Prize for Outstanding Achievement, 2008; Alumni Medal, University of Chicago, 2010.Many honorary degrees. [On Leave Winter 2014]Recent Research: Analysis of worldwide boom in higher education, especially for women; old agesupport; investment in human capital and the family; the value of extending life at old age; analysisof organ donations.Bonhomme, Stéphane. Ph.D., University of Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2005. Professor in Economics andthe College (at Chicago since 2013). Managing Editor, Review of Economic Studies.Recent Research: Microeconometrics and econometric theory, with a special interest in latentvariable modelling and panel data; labor economics.Galenson, David W. Ph.D., Harvard University, 1979. Professor in Economics and the College (at Chicagosince 1978). Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2008; Academic Director ofthe Centro De Economía De La Creatividad, Universidad del CEMA (Centro de EstudiosMacroeconómicos de Argentina), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2010.Recent Research: The life cycles of human creativity; art markets.Gay, Sebastien. Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2006. Lecturer in Economics and the College (at Chicagosince 2008).Recent Research: Health economics; antitrust; intellectual property; education; behavioraleconomics; environment.Hansen, Lars Peter. Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1978. The David Rockefeller Distinguished ServiceProfessor in Economics, Statistics and the College; Research Director of the Becker FriedmanInstitute for Research in Economics (at Chicago since 1982). Fellow, Econometric Society, 1984;Frisch Prize Medal Co-winner, 1984; Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1993;Member, National Academy of Sciences, 1999; Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics, 2006;President, Econometric Society, 2007; CME Group – MSRI Prize in Innovative QuantitativeApplications, 2008; Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economics, Finance and Management,Fundación BBVA, 2010. [On Leave 2013-14]Recent Research: Time series econometrics; quantitative analysis of dynamic equilibrium models;asset pricing.29
Harberger, Arnold C. Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1950. The Gustavus F. and Ann M. SwiftDistinguished Service Professor Emeritus in Economics (at Chicago since 1953). Fellow,Econometric Society, 1967; Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1972; Member,National Academy of Sciences, l992; President, American Economic Association, 1997-8; BradleyPrize for Outstanding Achievement, 2009.Recent Research: The inflation syndrome; distributional weights, basic needs and other systematicways of incorporating non-economic considerations into economic analysis, taxation andinternational capital flows; international comparisons of rates of return to capital.Heckman, James J. Ph.D., Princeton University, 1971. The Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professorin Economics and the College, Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies; Director of theEconomics Research Center; Director of the Center for Social Program Evaluation; Co-Director,Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, sponsored by INET (Institute forNew Economic Thinking) (at Chicago since 1973). Fellow, Econometric Society, 1980; John BatesClark Medal Winner, 1983; Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1985; Member,National Academy of Sciences, 1992; Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, 2000; Fellow, AmericanStatistical Association, 2001; Fellow, Society of Labor Economists, 2004; Jacob Mincer Award fromthe Society of Labor Economists, 2005; Fellow, Journal of Econometrics, 2005; Ulysses Medal fromthe University College Dublin, 2005; Member, American Philosophical Society, 2008; Fellow,International Statistical Institute, 2008; Fellow, American Association for the Advancement ofScience, 2009; Member, National Academy of Education, 2010; Honorary Academician, AcademicaSinica, 2010; Foreign Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, 2012; President, EconometricSociety, 2013. Editor, Journal of Political Economy.Recent Research: Inequality, social mobility and economic opportunity; labor economics; lifecycledynamics of skill formation; developmental origins of health; microeconometrics; abductiveinference; causal models rooted in economic theory.Hickman, Brent. Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2010. Assistant Professor in Economics and the College; Co-Director of Graduate Admissions (at Chicago since 2010).Recent Research: Empirical methods for competitive models with private information; auctions;industrial organization; higher education markets; affirmative action.Hortaçsu, Ali. Ph.D., Stanford University, 2001. Professor in Economics and the College (at Chicago since2001). Editor, Journal of Political Economy.Recent Research: Industrial organization; auctions; search and matching models; production andfinancial networks; applications in finance, energy markets, and the internet.Levitt, Steven. Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. The William B. Ogden DistinguishedService Professor in Economics and the College (at Chicago since 1997). Member, AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences, 2002; Fellow, Econometric Society, 2004; John Bates Clark MedalWinner, 2004.Recent Research: Economic models of crime and corruption; the criminal justice system; abortionlegalization; school choice; how businesses make decisions.Lima, Victor O. Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2001. Senior Lecturer in Economics and the College; Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies in Economics (at Chicago since 2001).Recent Research: Monetary economics; social effects; unemployment effects of labor regulation.30
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