David Laibson

Not to be confused with David Laidler.

David Laibson
David Laibson in 2007
Born	(1966-06-26) June 26, 1966 (age 58)
Nationality	American
Education	Harvard University (BA) London School of Economics (MSc) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Academic career
Field	Macroeconomics Behavioral economics
Institution	Harvard University
Doctoral advisor	Olivier Jean Blanchard[1] Roland Bénabou[1]
Influences	Benjamin M. Friedman Matthew Rabin
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

David Isaac Laibson (born June 26, 1966) is an American economist and professor at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1994. His research focuses on macroeconomics, intertemporal choice, behavioral economics, and neuroeconomics. In 2016, he became chairman of the Harvard economics department.

Life and career

Laibson was raised by Ruth and Peter Laibson in Haverford, Pennsylvania. He received an AB (summa) from Harvard in 1988, studying under Benjamin M. Friedman, and went on to win a Marshall Scholarship to study at the London School of Economics (MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics). He received his PhD from MIT in 1994 and joined the faculty at Harvard once he graduated. He has since gained tenure. He is married to the mathematician Nina Zipser, and they have a son, Max.

At Harvard, he teaches Economics 2030: Psychology and Economics. He also co-teaches Economics 10, the year-long introductory economics class at Harvard, together with Jason Furman.[2] His research has been published in prestigious journals such as the QJE, AER, JEP, Econometrica, and Science.

References

1. Laibson, David Isaac (1994). Hyperbolic Discounting and Consumption (PDF) (Ph.D.). MIT. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
2. Armenakas, Sophia S.; McCafferty, Molly C. (April 1, 2019). "Laibson and Furman to Take Over Ec10, Increase Number of Lectures | News | The Harvard Crimson". The Harvard Crimson.

External links

• The Psychology of Savings and Investment, a series of three talks by David Laibson at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Nov 19–21, 2007.