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'''Robert Shimer''' is an American [[macroeconomics|macroeconomist]] and [[labour economics|labor economist]] who currently holds the Alvin H. Baum Chair in the Economics Department of the [[University of Chicago]].<ref>[http://economics.uchicago.edu/faculty.shtml#s Faculty list, Dept. of Economics, University of Chicago]</ref> He was an editor of the [[Journal of Political Economy]] from 2004 to 2012.<ref>[http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/page/jpe/board.html Editorial Board, ''Journal of Political Economy''.]</ref> His research focuses on the [[Matching theory (macroeconomics)|search and matching approach]] to labor economics. He is especially known for arguing that the standard [[Matching theory (macroeconomics)|labor market matching model]] predicts fluctuations in the unemployment rate much smaller than those actually observed over the business cycle,<ref>Robert Shimer (2005), 'The cyclical behavior of equilibrium unemployment and vacancies'. ''American Economic Review'' 95 (1), pp. 25-49</ref> an observation which has sometimes been called the '''Shimer puzzle'''.<ref>[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-6419.2009.00596.x/abstract G. Cardullo, 'Matching models under scrutiny: an appraisal of the Shimer puzzle', forthcoming ''Journal of Economic Surveys'', published online Nov. 16, 2009.]</ref> His book ''Labor Markets and Business Cycles'' was published in 2010 by Princeton University Press, and was recommended by [[Robert Hall (economist)|Robert Hall]]: |
'''Robert Shimer''' is an American [[macroeconomics|macroeconomist]] and [[labour economics|labor economist]] who currently holds the Alvin H. Baum Chair in the Economics Department of the [[University of Chicago]].<ref>[http://economics.uchicago.edu/faculty.shtml#s Faculty list, Dept. of Economics, University of Chicago]</ref> He was an editor of the [[Journal of Political Economy]] from 2004 to 2012.<ref>[http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/page/jpe/board.html Editorial Board, ''Journal of Political Economy''.]</ref> His research focuses on the [[Matching theory (macroeconomics)|search and matching approach]] to labor economics. He is especially known for arguing that the standard [[Matching theory (macroeconomics)|labor market matching model]] predicts fluctuations in the unemployment rate much smaller than those actually observed over the business cycle,<ref>Robert Shimer (2005), 'The cyclical behavior of equilibrium unemployment and vacancies'. ''American Economic Review'' 95 (1), pp. 25-49</ref> an observation which has sometimes been called the '''Shimer puzzle'''.<ref>[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-6419.2009.00596.x/abstract G. Cardullo, 'Matching models under scrutiny: an appraisal of the Shimer puzzle', forthcoming ''Journal of Economic Surveys'', published online Nov. 16, 2009.]</ref> His book ''Labor Markets and Business Cycles'' was published in 2010 by Princeton University Press, and was recommended by [[Robert Hall (economist)|Robert Hall]]: |
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:Shimer's definitive account of the modern theory of labor market volatility presents many new results and deserves a prominent place on the bookshelf of every macroeconomist and labor economist.<ref>[http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9217.html Endorsements of ''Labor Markets and Business Cycles'', by R. Shimer]</ref> |
:Shimer's definitive account of the modern theory of labor market volatility presents many new results and deserves a prominent place on the bookshelf of every macroeconomist and labor economist.<ref>[http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9217.html Endorsements of ''Labor Markets and Business Cycles'', by R. Shimer]</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:11, 4 January 2013
Robert Shimer | |
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| Born | August 21, 1968[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic career | |
| Field | macroeconomics, labor economics |
| Institution | University of Chicago |
| Alma mater | MIT Oxford University Yale University |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Robert Shimer is an American macroeconomist and labor economist who currently holds the Alvin H. Baum Chair in the Economics Department of the University of Chicago.[2] He was an editor of the Journal of Political Economy from 2004 to 2012.[3] His research focuses on the search and matching approach to labor economics. He is especially known for arguing that the standard labor market matching model predicts fluctuations in the unemployment rate much smaller than those actually observed over the business cycle,[4] an observation which has sometimes been called the Shimer puzzle.[5] His book Labor Markets and Business Cycles was published in 2010 by Princeton University Press, and was recommended by Robert Hall:
- Shimer's definitive account of the modern theory of labor market volatility presents many new results and deserves a prominent place on the bookshelf of every macroeconomist and labor economist.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Robert Shimer's c.v.
- ^ Faculty list, Dept. of Economics, University of Chicago
- ^ Editorial Board, Journal of Political Economy.
- ^ Robert Shimer (2005), 'The cyclical behavior of equilibrium unemployment and vacancies'. American Economic Review 95 (1), pp. 25-49
- ^ G. Cardullo, 'Matching models under scrutiny: an appraisal of the Shimer puzzle', forthcoming Journal of Economic Surveys, published online Nov. 16, 2009.
- ^ Endorsements of Labor Markets and Business Cycles, by R. Shimer
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