Thomas J. Sargent, awardee of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2011, is William R. Berkley Professor of Economics and Business at New York University, Senior Fellow of Hoover Institution at Stanford University, Fellow of National Academy of Sciences and Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Professor Sargent earned his Bachelor degree from University of California at Berkeley and his Ph.D. degree from Harvard University. He was a professor at University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago and Stanford University. He was President of Econometric Society, President of American Economic Association and President of Society for Economic Dynamics and Control. As a leader of the school of rational expectations, Professor Sargent has made fruitful pioneering work in macroeconomics, dynamic economic theory and time series analysis. He has written 15 books, including “Rational Expectations Econometrics”, “Recursive Macroeconomic Theory”, etc and has published more than 200 papers in world-class academic journals.
Professor Sargent was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2011 for his outstanding contributions in dynamic econometrics and monetary policy. In recent years, in addition to focusing on macro-economy, international economy and quantitative finance, Professor Sargent also pays close attention to the role of AI and big data in economic analysis and prediction. He has always been active in academic research and constantly contributed to economic development and theoretical progress.