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LARS PETER HANSEN
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Department of Economics
University of Chicago
1126 East 59th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Citizenship: USA
Birth: October 26, 1952
EDUCATION
| 1978 |
Ph.D. (Economics) University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 1974 |
B.S. (Mathematics & Political Science) Utah State University, Logan, Utah |
APPOINTMENTS/AFFILIATIONS
| 2017 –present |
Professor in Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business |
| 2017 –present |
Director, Macro Finance Research Program, University of Chicago |
| 2010 –present |
David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago |
| 2007 – present |
Professor in Statistics, University of Chicago |
| 1997 – 2010 |
Homer J. Livingston Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, University of Chicago |
| 1990 – 1997 |
Homer J. Livingston Professor in Economics, University of Chicago |
| 1984 – 1990 |
Professor in Economics, University of Chicago |
| 1981 – 1984 |
Associate Professor, University of Chicago |
| 1980 – 1981 |
Associate Professor, GSIA, Carnegie-Mellon University |
| 1978 – 1980 |
Assistant Professor, GSIA, Carnegie-Mellon University |
VISITING ACADEMIC POSITIONS
| 2009 |
Keio University, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Tokyo, Japan, Visiting Professor |
| 2007 (Autumn) |
Northwestern University, Department of Economics, Nemmers Visiting Professor |
| 2003 – 2005 |
University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, Visiting Professor |
| 1989 – 1990 |
Stanford University, Graduate School of Business, Visiting Professor |
| 1986 |
Harvard University, Department of Economics, Visiting Professor |
| 1983 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Economics, Visiting Professor |
| 1981 – 1982 |
University of Chicago, Department of Economics, Visiting Associate Professor |
INVITED LECTURES
| 2017 |
Chen Daisun Memorial Lecture in Economics, November, 2017, Tsinghua University |
| 2016 |
The Burkett Miller Distinguished Lecture, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
| 2016 |
CORE Nobel Talk, Université catholique de Louvain |
| 2015 |
LAUNCH Distinguished Lecture, University of Illinois |
| 2015 |
W.P. Carey Lecture, Colorado College |
| 2014 |
IGIER Seminar Series, Università Bocconi |
| 2013 |
1st Macro Finance Workshop, Macro Finance Society, Ohio State University |
| 2010 |
Princeton Lectures in Finance, Princeton University |
| 2009 |
JFEC Invited Lecture at SoFiE, Geneva |
| 2008 |
Tjalling C. Koopmans Memorial Lecture, Cowles Foundation |
| 2007 |
Presidential Address, Econometric Society |
| 2007 |
Richard T. Ely Lecture, American Economic Association |
| 2006 |
Fisher-Schultz Lecture, Econometric Society (European Meeting) |
| 2005 |
The Third Toulouse Lectures in Economics, Toulouse School of Economics |
| 1992 |
Lionel W. McKenzie Annual Lecture, University of Rochester |
HONORS/AWARDS
| 2019 |
Honorary Doctorate, Athens University of Economics and Business |
| 2018 |
Honorary Professorship, Tilburg University, the Netherlands |
| 2017 |
Honorary Professorship, Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management |
| 2016 |
Honorary Doctor of Science, Colby College |
| 2015 |
Honorary Professor in Economics, Universidad del Pacífico |
| 2015 |
HEC Paris Honoris Causa Professor, HEC Paris |
| 2014 |
Honorary Academician of Academia Sinica |
| 2013 |
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel |
| 2012 |
Honorary Doctorate, Utah State University |
| 2010 |
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economics, Finance and Management |
| 2008 |
CME Group-MSRI Prize in Innovative Quantitative Applications |
| 2006 |
The Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics, Northwestern University |
| 1997 – 1998 |
Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring, University of Chicago |
| 1984 |
Frisch Medal, Econometric Society (with Kenneth J. Singleton) |
FELLOWSHIPS
| 2013 – present |
Distinguished Fellow of Macro Finance Society |
| 2007 – present |
American Finance Association Fellow |
| 1999 – present |
National Academy of Sciences Fellow |
| 1996 – 1997 |
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow |
| 1993 – present |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Member |
| 1985 – present |
Econometric Society Fellow |
| 1982 – 1984 |
Sloan Foundation Fellow |
OTHER PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
| 2012 – 2015 |
Co-Editor, Econometrica |
| 2014 – 2017 |
Director and Co-Chair, Becker Friedman Institute |
| 2011 – 2014 |
Research Director, Becker Friedman Institute |
| 2011 |
Vice President, American Economic Association |
| 2009 – 2012 |
Chairman, Section 54 Economic Sciences, National Academy of Sciences |
| 2009 – 2011 |
Founding Director, Milton Friedman Institute |
| 2007 |
President, Econometric Society |
| 2006 |
First Vice-President, Econometric Society |
| 2005 |
Second Vice-President, Econometric Society |
| 1998 – 2002 |
Chairman, Department of Economics, University of Chicago |
| 1988 – 1994 |
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Economics, University of Chicago |
| 1986 – 1990 |
Co-Editor, Econometrica |
