David Laibson

David Laibson
David Laibson in 2007
Born (1966-06-26) June 26, 1966 (age 58)
NationalityAmerican
EducationHarvard University (BA)
London School of Economics (MSc)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Academic career
FieldMacroeconomics
Behavioral economics
InstitutionHarvard University
Doctoral
advisor
Olivier Jean Blanchard[1]
Roland Bénabou[1]
InfluencesBenjamin M. Friedman
Matthew Rabin
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

David Isaac Laibson (born June 26, 1966) is an American economist and professor at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1994. His research focuses on macroeconomics, intertemporal choice, behavioral economics, and neuroeconomics. In 2016, he became chairman of the Harvard economics department.

  1. ^ a b Laibson, David Isaac (1994). Hyperbolic Discounting and Consumption (PDF) (Ph.D.). MIT. Retrieved February 1, 2017.