Finn E. Kydland
Finn Erling Kydland (born 1 December 1943) is a Norwegian economist. He is known for his contributions to business cycle theory.[1] He is the Henley Professor of Economics[2] at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Finn Erling Kydland | |
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 Kydland in 2015 | |
| Born | 1 December 1943 Ålgård near Stavanger |
| Nationality | Norway |
| Field | Macroeconomics |
| School or tradition | New classical economics |
| Alma mater | Norwegian School of Economics (BSc) Carnegie Mellon University (PhD) |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward C. Prescott David Cass |
| Influences | Robert S. Kaplan |
| Contributions | Real Business Cycle Theory Time consistency in economic policy |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Kydland was a co-recipient of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Economics,[3] with Edward C. Prescott, "for their contributions to dynamic macroeconomics: the time consistency of economic policy and the driving forces behind business cycles."[4]
References
- De Vroey, Michel (2016). "Real Business Cycle Modelling: Kydland and Prescott's Contribution". A History of Macroeconomics from Keynes to Lucas and Beyond. Cambridge University Press. pp. 261–281. ISBN 978-1-107-58494-5.
- "UCSB Economics | Giving". Archived from the original on 2009-11-29. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- Frängsmyr, Tore (ed.). "The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2004 - Finn E. Kydland". www.nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- Solow, R. (2015-12-30). Economics for the Curious: Inside the Minds of 12 Nobel Laureates. Springer. ISBN 9781137383594.
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