Lars Peter Hansen (born October 26 1952) is the David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor of economics at the University of Chicago. Best known for his work on the Generalized Method of Moments he is also a distinguished macroeconomist focusing on the linkages between the financial and real sectors of the economy. In 2013 it was announced that he would be awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics jointly with Robert J. Shiller and Eugene Fama.
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