Professor
Robert J. Shimer
University of Chicago
Economist; Educator
Area
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specialty
Economics
Elected
2010
Alvin H. Baum Professor in Economics. Played a role in the recent resurgence of interest in macroeconomic analysis of labor markets and published important articles in search theory, macroeconomics, and labor economics. Research focused on search frictions and, more recently, the mismatch between workers' human capital, geographic location and skill requirements, and location of available jobs.
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