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Finn E. Kydland
Norwegian economist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Finn Erling Kydland (born 1 December 1943) is a Norwegian economist. He is known for his contributions to business cycle theory.[1] He is the Henley Professor of Economics[2] at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Finn Erling Kydland | |
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![]() Kydland in 2015 | |
Born | (1943-12-01) 1 December 1943 (age 80) Ålgård near Stavanger |
Nationality | Norway |
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 |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
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Kydland was a co-recipient of the 2004 Nobel 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]