Finn Erling Kydland | |
|---|---|
 Kydland in 2015 | |
| Born | 1 December 1943 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Academic career | |
| 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 |
| Awards | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, 2004 |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Decentralized Macroeconomic Planning (1975) |
Finn Erling Kydland (born 1 December 1943) is a Norwegian economist known for his contributions to business cycle theory.[1] He is the Henley Professor of Economics[2] at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He also holds the Richard P. Simmons Distinguished Professorship at the Tepper School of Business of Carnegie Mellon University, where he earned his PhD, and a part-time position at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). Kydland was a co-recipient of the 2004 Nobel Memorial 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]
- ^ 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.