Christopher A. Sims
American econometrician and macroeconomist (1942-2026) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 83
Christopher Albert Sims was an American econometrician and macroeconomist. He was the John J.F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics at Princeton University. Together with Thomas Sargent, he won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2011.
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2026Died14 March 20262011Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred NobelAward2009Fellow of the American Statistical AssociationAward2008Clarivate Citation LaureatesAward1974Fellow of the Econometric SocietyAward1942Born21 October 1942
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The award cited their "empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy".
Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 2026 · aged 83
The same award as Christopher
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John HarsanyiBoth received Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
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