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Robert J. Shiller

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Robert James Shiller (born March 29, 1946) is an American economist, academic, and author. As of 2022, he served as a Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University and is a fellow at the Yale School of Management's International Center for Finance. Shiller has been a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) since 1980, was vice president of the American Economic Association in 2005, its president for 2016, and president of the Eastern Economic Association for 2006–2007. He is also the co‑founder and chief economist of the investment management firm MacroMarkets LLC. Shiller is known for four major intellectual contributions: 1) he co-developed the Case-Shiller housing price index, which uses a statistical technique to value a house based upon recent sales prices of other houses; 2) he challenged the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EFM), using a statistical model that showed that the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert J. Shiller is the 144th most popular economist (down from 125th in 2019), the 2,044th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,663rd in 2019) and the 46th most popular American Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Robert J. Shiller ranks 144 out of 414. Before him are William Nordhaus, James Heckman, Alan Greenspan, Adolph Wagner, Kristalina Georgieva, and Carlo M. Cipolla. After him are Paul Krugman, Ben Bernanke, Peter Diamond, Tony Atkinson, Benedetto Cotrugli, and Silvio Gesell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Robert J. Shiller ranks 149. Before him are Youssef Absi, Ajda Pekkan, Deepak Chopra, Laurent Fabius, Sawao Kato, and Wim Jansen. After him are Joop Zoetemelk, Rita Marley, Yusuke Omi, Martin Kove, Riccardo Cocciante, and Bigas Luna.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert J. Shiller ranks 2,044 out of 20,380. Before him are Peter Bogdanovich (1939), Adam Scott (1973), Walter Bradford Cannon (1871), Fats Domino (1928), Charlie Murphy (1959), and John Sturges (1910). After him are Wilford Brimley (1934), Khloé Kardashian (1984), Jake Gyllenhaal (1980), Ray Ewry (1873), Jackie Coogan (1914), and David Keith (1954).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Robert J. Shiller ranks 46. Before him are Michael Spence (1943), Eugene Fama (1939), Jeremy Rifkin (1945), William Nordhaus (1941), James Heckman (1944), and Alan Greenspan (1926). After him are Paul Krugman (1953), Ben Bernanke (1953), Peter Diamond (1940), Robert F. Engle (1942), Christopher A. Sims (1942), and Roger Myerson (1951).

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