Christopher A. Sims

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Christopher A. Sims
Sims in 2011
Born
Christopher Albert Sims

(1942-10-21) October 21, 1942 (age 81)
NationalityUnited States
InstitutionPrinceton University
Yale University
University of Minnesota
Harvard University
FieldMacroeconomics
Econometrics
Time series
Alma materHarvard University (AB, PhD)
Doctoral
advisor
Hendrik S. Houthakker
Doctoral
students
Lars Peter Hansen
Harald Uhlig[1]
ContributionsUse of vector autoregression
AwardsNobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2011)
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

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]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Advantage Financial Harald Uhlig". Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  2. "Christopher A Sims". Thomson Reuters website. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  3. "Nobel prize for economics awarded to two Americans". BBC News website. October 10, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.