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8 quotes by Lars Peter Hansen

Lars Peter Hansen Lars Peter Hansen (2007) Born (1952-10-26) October 26, 1952 (age 62) Champaign, Illinois Nationality United States Institution University of Chicago Carnegie Mellon University Field Macroeconomics School or tradition Chicago School of Economics Alma mater University of Minnesota (Ph.D.) Utah State University (B.Sc.) Influences Thomas J. Sargent, Christopher A. Sims Contributions Generalized method of moments, Robust...
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I view the work I've done related to statistics and economics as, roughly speaking, how to do something without having to do everything.

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Early on, in discussions of financial oversight, people would say, 'Well, this is a very complicated problem, therefore it requires a complicated... →

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If you simply announce that things are irrational, then that alone doesn't get you very far. You have to replace rational agents with some... →

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I work on the boundary between economics and statistics in this field called econometrics. Part of my interest is understanding how you use... →

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A lot of my colleagues have been people with broad interests in economics, not just narrowly focused interests.

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I think the understanding of the role of markets has really helped advance the values of entrepreneurship. It's helped shape public policy... →

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It's kind of a funny way to put it, but if you want to study a dynamic economic system, what you'd like to be able to do is focus on the... →

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There is a big divergence between views on a variety of policy issues from fiscal stimulus to financial regulation. It's my hope and my ambition... →

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