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Thomas J. Sargent
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American economist
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Thomas J. Sargent is an American economist and university teacher. Born in Pasadena in 1943, he holds a Doctor of Philosophy and works in the field of economics. He has been employed by New York University, the University of Chicago, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Pennsylvania. His educational background includes studies at Harvard Business School, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Sargent is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Econometric Society. He received the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics, and recognition as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is also listed among Clarivate Citation Laureates.
His notable works include *Rational expectations and the theory of economic policy*, *Macroeconomic Theory*, *Escaping Nash inflation*, *Fact or fiction : shortening debt maturity lowers interest costs*, and *Recent U.S. trade policy at the multilateral and bilateral levels*. He has doctoral students Martin Eichenbaum and Sagiri Kitao. Sargent speaks English and has worked in Stanford.
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- Works
- 44
Top works
- Fact or fiction : shortening debt maturity lowers interest costs
- Escaping Nash inflation
- Recent U.S. trade policy at the multilateral and bilateral levels
- Rational expectations and the theory of economic policy
- Macroeconomic Theory
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Nobel Prize
- The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel2011
“for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy”
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pasadena
- Occupation
- professor
- Educated at
- University of Pennsylvania
- Employer
- Princeton University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- economics
- Official website
- profiles.stanford.edu/thomas-sargent
- Image
- Nobel Prize 2011-Press Conference KVA-DSC 7717.jpg
- Work location
- Stanford
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- Thomas J. Sargent
- date of birth
- 1943-07-19
- member of
- Econometric Society
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- Thomas J. Sargent
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- interested in
- economics
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas John Sargent (born July 19, 1943) is an American economist and the W.R. Berkley Professor of Economics and Business at New York University. He specializes in the fields of macroeconomics, monetary economics, and time series econometrics. As of 2024, he ranks as the 38th most cited economist in the world. He was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 2011 together with Christopher A. Sims for their "empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy".
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