Nationality American Name Steven Durlauf Academic advisor Peter C. B. Phillips | Fields Economist | |
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Full Name Steven Neil Durlauf Born 12 August 1958 (age 66) ( 1958-08-12 ) Institution University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA Books The New Empirics of Economic Growth Education Yale University (1986), Harvard University | ||
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Steven Neil Durlauf (born August 12, 1958) is an American economist known for his research into income inequality and poverty. He is the William F. Vilas Research Professor and Kenneth J. Arrow Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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- Statistical mechanics as a tool for economic theory steven n durlauf
- Education
- Honors awards and positions
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Education
Durlauf received his B.A. from Harvard University in economics in 1980, and his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1986, also in economics.
Honors, awards and positions
Durlauf received the Vilas Professorship in 2011 and the Laurits R. Christensen Professorship in 2009. He has been a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2011. Since 1997, he has also been a fellow of the Econometric Society. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Economic Literature.