Robert Lucas Jr.
Economist, Nobel Prize laureate
Born
September 15th, 1937
88 years ago
Died
2023
2 years ago — 86 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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An economist and academic contributed significantly to the fields of macroeconomics and economic theory. Developed the concept of rational expectations, which revolutionized the understanding of how people form their expectations about the economy. Served as a professor at the University of Chicago, where influential economic models were formulated. Received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1995 for contributions to the development of modern macroeconomic analysis.
Developed the rational expectations theory
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1995
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