Lars Peter Hansen

My students gave me this really nice gift at the end of my last class lecture today. I guess they missed the extensive discussion of decision theory? :) #EconTwitter

It was my privilege today to speak at the Growth Academy to an audience of scholars, many of whom are engaged in policy advice. I spoke about integrating uncertainty formally into policy assessment. The audience asked great questions and probed ways to extend the insights to a…

While the U.S. has played a leading role in scientific advancement in recent decades, I am concerned that this leadership is now in serious jeopardy. For this reason, I have chosen to sign the Letter from NAS Members to Congress in support of continued funding for scientific…

Excited to be co-organizing the next @MacroFinanceSoc meeting in Chicago with Rohan Kekre, co-sponsored by @MFRProgram. @UncertainLars Submit your best papers!

Call for Papers! The 26th MFS Workshop will take place on November 13–14, 2025, at the University of Chicago. Carolin Pflueger and Rohan Kekre will serve as co-organizers. More details here: bfi.uchicago.edu/events/event/c…

Recently accepted to #REStud, "Making Decisions under Model Misspecification," from Cerreia-Vioglio, @UncertainLars , Maccheroni and Marinacci: restud.com/making-decisio… #econtwitter

I will join the University of Chicago (@UChicago) Booth School of Business (@ChicagoBooth) as a Predoctoral Fellow from June 2025. I will work with Professor Lars Hansen (@UncertainLars) and Yueran Ma. I thank my academic supervisor @atonurabbani and @predoc_org for the guidance.

Some central banks now address climate change by monitoring financial exposure or directing investments in specific sectors, aiming to anticipate and mitigate long-term climate impacts on economies. Research from @UncertainLars (@UChi_Economics). ow.ly/f70k50VPynR

Thank you @UncertainLars @CarolinPflueger Yueran Ma for the kind invitation, and @MartaPrato for the great discussion at the @UChicago @MFRProgram Frontier Topics in Macro-Finance Conference! I really enjoyed the meeting and gained many valuable insights.

To wrap up our conference, we have @ManuelMenkhoff (LMU) and Ian Dew-Becker (FRB Chicago) discussing macroeconomic tail risk expectations of firms. Many thanks to all speakers and guests for your participation! #EconTwitter

We’re delighted to have @luigi_bocola (Stanford/NBER) and Anna Cieslak (Duke) discuss the working paper, “Bond Market Views of the Fed.” Thanks to our participants for the engaging questions! #EconTwitter

“Heterogenous Innovations and Growth under Imperfect Technology Spillovers” presented by @_seulakim (Penn State) and discussed by @MartaPrato (Bocconi) #EconTwitter

Day 2 of our Frontier Topics in Macro-Finance conference begins with a presentation by Hao Xing (BU) followed by discussant Bryan Seegmiller (Northwestern Kellogg). #EconTwitter

We have an exciting panel session on climate with speakers @UncertainLars (UChicago), @sewonhur (FRB Dallas), Kelly Shue (Yale), and moderator Yueran Ma (Booth). Many thanks to our audience for the engaging questions. #EconTwitter

On the final episode of our mini-season Lars Peter Hansen (@UncertainLars) joins @Samuel_Hansen for a discussion about uncertainties in the age of climate change imsi.institute/podcast/lars-p…

Kicking off Day 1 of our @MFRProgram Frontier Topics in Macro-Finance Conference—organized by my @UChicago colleagues, Yueran Ma, @CarolinPflueger , and myself—with an exciting first session on Monetary Policy and Financial Markets. #macroeconomics #macrofinance #econtwitter…

Central banks are adding climate change to their mandates—monitoring financial risk or steering investments—while figuring out how to forecast its long-term economic effects. Research brief by @UncertainLars (@UChi_Economics) ow.ly/xFO650VFN6u

Fun time last night at the pub with first year PhD students and friends, but I did not shine at foosball.

Dissertation defended 🎓! Grateful beyond words to my committee members @rkoijen, @UncertainLars, Niels Gormsen, Lubos Pastor, and of course, my exceptional advisor @ProfStefanNagel.