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Thomas J. Sargent

Thomas John Sargent (born July 19, 1943) is an American economist and a Rowan Distinguished Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He specializes in the fields of macroeconomics, monetary economics, and time series econometrics. He was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 2011 together with Christopher…

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Awards
Nemmers Prize in Economics (1996) · NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing (2011) · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2011)
Education
University of California, Berkeley (BA) Harvard University (PhD)
Allegiance
United States
Born
(1943-07-19) July 19, 1943 (age 83) Pasadena, California, U.S.
Branch
United States Army
Discipline
Macroeconomics, monetary economics

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Awards · 1
Thomas J. Sargent → Nemmers Prize in Economics (1996) · NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing (2011) · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2011)
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Thomas J. Sargent → (1943-07-19) July 19, 1943 (age 83) Pasadena, California, U.S.
Branch · 1
Thomas J. Sargent → United States Army
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Thomas J. Sargent → Macroeconomics, monetary economics
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Education · 1
Thomas J. Sargent → University of California, Berkeley (BA) Harvard University (PhD)

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Thomas J. SargentBorn(1943-07-19) July 19, 1943 (age 83) Pasadena, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Thomas J. SargentBranchUnited States Army1.00infobox
Thomas J. SargentDisciplineMacroeconomics, monetary economics1.00infobox
Thomas J. SargentDoctoral advisorJohn R. Meyer1.00infobox
Thomas J. SargentDoctoral studentsRobert Litterman · Monika Piazzesi · Mariacristina De Nardi · Ellen McGrattan · Lars Peter Hansen · Albert Marcet · Noah Williams · Laura Veldkamp · Richard Clarida · Danny Quah…1.00infobox
Thomas J. SargentEducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA) Harvard University (PhD)1.00infobox
Thomas J. SargentInfluencesJohn F. Muth · Robert E. Lucas, Jr. · Christopher A. Sims · Neil Wallace1.00infobox
Thomas J. SargentInstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania (Wharton School) Hoover Institution Carnegie Mellon University University of Minnesota University of Chicago Stanford University New York University S…1.00infobox
Thomas J. SargentRankCaptain1.00infobox
Thomas J. SargentService years1968–19691.00infobox
Thomas J. SargentThesisThe structure of interest rates (1968)1.00infobox
Thomas J. SargentWebsiteInformation at IDEAS / RePEc1.00infobox

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