Oliver Hart (economist)

Oliver Simon D'Arcy Hart (born October 9, 1948) is a British-born American economist. He is the Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics at Harvard University. Together with Bengt R. Holmström, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2016.

Oliver Hart
Oliver Hart at Nobel press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, December 2016
Born	Oliver Simon D'Arcy Hart (1948-10-09) October 9, 1948 (age 76) London, England
Nationality	British, American
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge BA University of Warwick MA Princeton University PhD
Spouse	Rita B. Goldberg
Awards	Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2016)
Scientific career
Fields	Law and Economics
Institutions	Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology London School of Economics
Doctoral advisor	Michael Rothschild
Doctoral students	David S. Scharfstein[1] Jeremy C. Stein[2] Luigi Zingales[3] Richard Holden