September 28, 2018
Research Reflection
In this retrospective essay, Lars Peter Hansen reflects on the beginnings of the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago. Professor Hansen was the founding director of the Friedman Institute in 2008, guiding the Institute through its evolution into the Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics in 2011, and to its new home in the Saieh Hall for Economics in 2014. Through his service and vision, BFI has become world renowned as a hub for economic research.