Department of economics new york university 212 9988900 19 w. In the early 1970s, inspired by the groundbreaking work of robert lucas, sargent and colleagues at the university of minnesota rebuilt macroeconomic theory from its basic assumptions and microlevel foundations to its broadest predictions and policy prescriptions. Sargents contribution to economics university of chicago. Sargent has held positions at the university of minnesota, the university of chicago, and stanford university. The ends of four big inflations national bureau of. Some unpleasant monetarist arithmetic federal reserve. Sargent and neil wallace this paper analyzes the effects of alternative ways of conducting monetary policy within the confines of an ad hoc macroeconomic model. Sargent, american economist who, with christopher a.
Sims for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading recursive macroeconomic theory the mit press. Therefore, large debts accumulated during the us war for independence traded at deep discounts. Uncertainty within economic models thomas j sargent. Thomas sargent took a leading part in the rational expectations revolution of the 1970s. Sargent this collection of essays uses the lens of rational expectations theory to examine how governments anticipate and plan for inflation, and provides insight into the pioneering research for which thomas sargent was awarded the 2011 nobel prize in economics. This manuscript records outcomes from a twoday interview of carlo cipolla by thomas sargent and robert townsend focused on the history of money, banking, contracts, and markets. Publication date 1987 topics equilibrium economics.
He specializes in the fields of macroeconomics, monetary economics and time series econometrics. By ad hoc we mean that the model is not derived from a consistent set of assumptions about individuals and firms objective functions and the information available to them. Rational expectations and the reconstruction of macroeconomics. Thomas john tom sargent born july 19, 1943 is an american economist. It has been substantially revised to include three entirely. Ricardo lagoss posters celebrating 2011 nobel prize videos poster 1 poster 2 poster 3 dave backus on sargent sims prize. Sargent was born in pasadena, california in the united states. Sargent, awarded the 2011 nobel prize in economic sciences, is berkley professor of economics and business at new york university and senior fellow at the hoover institution. Thomas john tom sargent born july 19, 1943 is an american economist, who is currently the w. Sargent new york university and hoover institution the mit press cambridge, massachusetts. This pdf is a selection from an outofprint volume from the national.
An appendix on functional analysis shows the unity that underlies the mathematics used in disparate areas of rational expectations economics. Recursive macroeconomic theory, fourth edition lars ljungqvist and thomas j. Sims were awarded the sveriges riksbank prize in economic sciences in memory of alfred nobel for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy. The material in sargent s book is uptodate and quite challenging. The rise and fall of american inflation with thomas j. Macroeconomic theory economic theory, econometrics, and.
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Recursive macroeconomic theory the mit press kindle edition by ljungqvist, lars, sargent, thomas j download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sargent department of economics, university of chicago, chicago, illinois. His current collaborative research develops and applies methods for pricing the exposure to macroeconomic shocks over alternative investment horizons and investigates the implications of the pricing of longterm uncertainty. This website presents a set of lectures on quantitative methods for economics using python, designed and written by thomas j. Exercises in recursive macroeconomic theory preliminary and incomplete stijn van nieuwerburgh pierreolivier weill lars ljungqvist thomas j.
Sargent is an american economist who has had a seminal influence on the development of economic theory, macroeconomics, econometrics, monetary theory, and economic history. Sargent s most popular book is recursive macroeconomic theory. Sargent s most popular book is recursive macroeconomic theory, 2nd edition. Sargent delivered his prize lecture on 8 december 2011 at aula magna, stockholm university. Second edition lars ljungqvist stockholm school of economics thomas j. Sargent is with the federal reserve bank of minneapolis and the department. Taxes and subsidies in swedish unemployment with thomas j. Lars peter hansen is a leading expert in economic dynamics who works at the boundaries of macroeconomics, finance, and econometrics. Sargent pioneered the rational expectations revolution in macroeconomics in the.
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Rational expectations and the theory of economic policy author. This website presents a set of lectures on advanced quantitative economics, designed and written by thomas j. He was introduced by professor per krusell, chairman of the economic sciences prize committee. The ends of four big inflations the national bureau of. Sargent ideological profiles of the economics laureates. Sargent adviser, researc departmenh t federal reserv bane okf minneapolis and professor of economics university of minnesot a for the applie economistd th,e confiden ant d apparently successfu applicatiol onf keynesia principlen s to economi policc whicy occurreh in thd unitee d. Some prominent economists and statesmen have become convinced that this inflation has a stubborn, selfsustaining momentum and that either it simply is not susceptible to. By putting these models to work on concrete problems in exercises offered throughout the text, thomas sargent provides insights into the strengths and weaknesses of these models of money. Recursive macroeconomic theory lars ljungqvist, thomas j.
Freeman, robert topel and birgitta swedenborg, chicago. Sargent new york university and hoover institution. As of 2014, he ranks fourteenth among the most cited economists in the world. The emphasis in this manual is on how to use the methods and procedures presented in macroeconomic theory, second edition to solve its exercises. Harvard, thomas sargent became joined the faculty at the university of minnesota in 1971, where he composed most of his pathbreaking articles, often in collaboration with neil wallace. Sargent new york university and hoover institution c lars peter hansen and thomas j. Rational expectations theory is based on the simple premise that people will use all the information available to them in making economic decisions, yet applying the theory to macroeconomics and econometrics is technically demanding. Published books uncertainty within macroeconomic models. Sargent specializes in the fields of macroeconomics, monetary economics and time series economics. He was awarded the nobel memorial prize in economics in 2011 together with christopher a. Sargent adviser, researc departmenh t federal reserv bane okf minneapolis and professor of economics university of minnesot a for the applie economistd th,e confiden ant d apparently successfu applicatiol onf keynesia principlen s to economi policc whicy occurreh in thd unitee d states in th 1960e wass a n even ot incomparablf e. Recursive macroeconomic theory second edition lars ljungqvist stockholm school of economics thomas j. Robust control and model misspecification with lars peter hansen, thomas j. Macroeconomic theory, in its first edition, was widely adopted for use as a graduate text.
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A set of lectures on quantitative economic modeling, designed and written by thomas j. Sargent ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. He was awarded the nobel memorial prize in economics in. After studying at the university of california, berkeley, he was awarded a doctoral degree from harvard university in 1968. Sargent and neil wallace based upon the theory of rational expectations, which posits that monetary policy cannot systematically manage the levels of output and employment in the economy.
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