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Christopher A. Sims

American econometrician and macroeconomist (1942-2026)
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
October 21, 1942
Date of death
March 14, 2026
Place of birth
Washington, D.C.
Place of death
Minneapolis
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
economist, statistician, university teacher, professor, Nobel Prize winner
Employer
Princeton University, Harvard University, Yale University, University of Minnesota[11][12][13][14]
Field of work
economics[9]
Position held
President of the American Economic Association[10]
Educated at
University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, Greenwich High School[15][16][17]
Award received
Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, Fellow of the Econometric Society, Fellow of the American Statistical Association, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fisher-Schultz Lecture, Clarivate Citation Laureates[19][20][21][22][23][24]
Notable work
vector autoregression, fiscal theory of the price level
Doctoral advisor
Hendrik S. Houthakker[18]
Doctoral student
Lars Peter Hansen, Harald Uhlig, John Geweke, Salih Neftçi, George Eugene Tauchen, Beth Ingram, Albert Marcet, Fabio Canova, Eric M. Leeper, Frank Schorfheide, Thomas Lubik, Carol A. Dahl, Alfonso Novales Cinca, Teresa Garcia-Milà i Lloveras, Steven Peter Cassou, Tao Zha, Shioji Etsuro, Sŏng-hyŏn Kim, Giorgio Primiceri, Bartosz Maćkowiak, Paul R. Bergin, Herman J. Bierens, George Eugene Tauchen, Agustin F. Ayuso-Lamadrid, Fernando Ballabriga, Baekin Cha, Heetaik Chung, Gestur Davidson, Evangelos Falaris, Hae-Shin Hwang, Beth Fisher Ingram, Moonsoo Kang, Jae-Young Kim, Yum-Keung (Fred) Kwan, John C. Larson, Bong Soo Lee, Eric Michael Leeper, Cristina Mazon, Yash Mehra, Javier Valles, Eva Ventura-Colera, Mayra Zermeno-Livas, Dante Amengual, Gerald Nickelsburg, Xiaoguang Ni, Soledad Núñez Ramos, Jose A. Peris, Robert A. Shakotko, Sangdal Shim, Haoshu Tian, Ernst Schaumburg, Jae Won Lee, Chiong-long Kuo, Stefano George Athanasoulis, Saroj Bhattarai, Francesco Bianchi, Marco Del Negro[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Described by source
Christopher A. Sims (1942–2026): Paradigm-shifting macroeconomist and econometrician
Different from
Christopher Sims
Family name
Sims
Given name
Christopher
Interested in
economics
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Econometric Society
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Name in native language
Christopher A. Sims
🏷️ Also known as
en Christopher Albert Sims en Christopher Albert "Chris" Sims en Christopher A. Sims ar كريستوفر ألبرت سيمز ar كريستوفر سيمز cs Christopher Albert Sims da Christopher Albert Sims de Christopher A. Sims de Christopher Sims de Christopher Albert Sims fa کریستوفر ای. سیمز fi Christopher Sims fr Christopher Sims he כריסטופר סימס hi क्रिस्टोफर ए॰ सिम्स hu Christopher Albert Sims it Christopher Albert Sims ja クリストファー・シムズ ko 크리스토퍼 심스 pl Christopher Albert Sims
🔖 Identifiers · 54
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Nobel Prize 2011-Press Conference KVA-DSC 7720.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
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Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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De Agostini ID
Sims,+Christopher+Albert
Econlib person ID
Sims
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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Google Scholar author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0520892
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3663301
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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JRC Names ID
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MR Author ID
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
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Munzinger person ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NNDB people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Academy of Sciences member ID
50430
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2023A2896
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
120972670
Nobel Laureate API ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
OL1424083A
Prabook ID
585969, 2508998
RERO ID (legacy)
A003834321
RePEc Short-ID
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SBN author ID
MILV120419
SHARE Catalogue author ID
140748
SVKKL authority ID
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Treccani ID
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UOM ID
24657
Who's Who UK ID
U271911
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/05bf36d5-29af-4914-9806-7dd6f990d6f4
ZbMATH author ID
sims.christopher-a

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🔗 Connections
Employer 4
Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, University of Minnesota
Occupation 4
professor, economist, statistician, university teacher
Award received 3
Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, Clarivate Citation Laureates, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Member of 3
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Econometric Society
Doctoral student 2
Lars Peter Hansen, Albert Marcet
Doctoral students 2
Lars Peter Hansen, Albert Marcet
Educated at 2
Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral advisor 1
Hendrik S. Houthakker
Doctoral advisors 1
Hendrik S. Houthakker
Family name 1
Sims
Field of work 1
economics
Given name 1
Christopher
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
economics
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Notable work 1
vector autoregression
Place of birth 1
Washington, D.C.
Place of death 1
Minneapolis
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Champgenéteux
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Summary

Christopher A. Sims was born in Washington, D.C.[1]. He died in Minneapolis[2]. He worked as an economist[3], statistician[4], university teacher[5], professor[6], and Nobel Prize winner[7].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include Lars Peter Hansen[40], an economist[41], b. 1952[42], of United States[43], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[44], specialised in macroeconomics[45] and Albert Marcet[46], an economist[47], b. 1960[48], of Spain[49], awarded the King James I Prize for Economics[50].

FAQs

Where was Christopher A. Sims born?

Christopher A. Sims was born in Washington, D.C.[1].

Where did Christopher A. Sims die?

Christopher A. Sims passed away in Minneapolis[2].

What did Christopher A. Sims do for work?

Christopher A. Sims worked as an economist[3], statistician[4], university teacher[5], professor[6], and Nobel Prize winner[7].

Where did Christopher A. Sims go to school?

Christopher A. Sims was educated at University of California, Berkeley[15], Harvard University[16], and Greenwich High School[17].

What awards did Christopher A. Sims receive?

Honors received include Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel[19], Fellow of the Econometric Society[20], Fellow of the American Statistical Association[21], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22].

Related Entities

economics United States

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  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  1. 13w ago · Stitchbird2 · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Christopher A. Sims (1942–2026): Paradigm-shifting macroecon
    "Created claim: Described by source: Christopher A. Sims (1942–2026): Paradigm-shifting macroeconomist and econometrician"
  2. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0301571-Sims-Christopher-A-1942
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0301571-Sims-Christopher-A-1942, batch #259654"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → economist, statistician, university teacher +1
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