Christopher A. Sims
Christopher A. Sims | |
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 Sims in 2011 | |
| Born | Christopher Albert Sims October 21, 1942 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | March 14, 2026 (aged 83) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Institution | Princeton University Yale University University of Minnesota Harvard University |
| Field | Macroeconomics Econometrics Time series |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (AB, PhD) |
| Doctoral advisor | Hendrik S. Houthakker |
| Doctoral students | Lars Peter Hansen Harald Uhlig[1] |
| Contributions | Use of vector autoregression |
| Awards | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2011) |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Christopher Albert "Chris" Sims (October 21, 1942 – March 14, 2026) was an American econometrician and macroeconomist. He was the John J.F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics at Princeton University.[2] Together with Thomas J. Sargent, he won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2011.[3]
Sims died on March 14, 2026 at his home in Princeton, New Jersey at the age of 83.[4]
References
- ↑ "Advantage Financial Harald Uhlig". Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ↑ "Christopher A Sims". Thomson Reuters website. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Nobel prize for economics awarded to two Americans". BBC News website. October 10, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Christopher A. Sims Obituary, University Professor, Princeton, New Jersey, Age 83". Tribute News. March 16, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2026.