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Christopher A. Sims

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Christopher Albert Sims (born October 21, 1942) is an American econometrician and macroeconomist. He is currently the John J.F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics at Princeton University. Together with Thomas Sargent, he won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2011. The award cited their "empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher A. Sims is the 154th most popular economist (down from 133rd in 2024), the 2,236th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,807th in 2019) and the 51st most popular American Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Christopher A. Sims ranks 154 out of 414. Before him are Tony Atkinson, Benedetto Cotrugli, Silvio Gesell, Christopher A. Pissarides, Jacques Attali, and Robert F. Engle. After him are Roger Myerson, Angus Deaton, Eric Maskin, Vernon L. Smith, Daniel McFadden, and Richard Cantillon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Christopher A. Sims ranks 150. Before him are Fradique de Menezes, Péter Medgyessy, Isaac Hayes, Robert F. Engle, Valeri Polyakov, and Carole King. After him are Vladimir Bukovsky, Adil Abdul-Mahdi, John McLaughlin, Thomas Cavalier-Smith, Pascal Couchepin, and Gottfried John.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Christopher A. Sims ranks 2,236 out of 20,380. Before him are Fran Drescher (1957), Randolph Scott (1898), Richard Winters (1918), Robby Krieger (1946), Van Heflin (1908), and Piper Laurie (1932). After him are Chris Kyle (1974), George Stevens (1904), Dorothea Tanning (1910), Lance Armstrong (1971), John Frankenheimer (1930), and Michael McDonald (1952).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Christopher A. Sims ranks 51. Before him are Alan Greenspan (1926), Robert J. Shiller (1946), Paul Krugman (1953), Ben Bernanke (1953), Peter Diamond (1940), and Robert F. Engle (1942). After him are Roger Myerson (1951), Eric Maskin (1950), Vernon L. Smith (1927), Daniel McFadden (1937), Greg Mankiw (1958), and Robert C. Merton (1944).

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