Edward C. Prescott
American economist
Edward Christian Prescott was an American economist. He received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 2004, sharing the award with Finn E. Kydland, "for their contributions to dynamic macroeconomics: the time consistency of economic policy and... Wikipedia
Born: December 26, 1940, Glens Falls, NY
Died: November 6, 2022 (age 81 years), Paradise Valley, AZ
Education: Carnegie Mellon University (1967), Case Western Reserve University, Swarthmore College, and more
Notable students: Finn E. Kydland, Dirk Krüger, Richard Rogerson, and more
Contributions: Real Business Cycle theory; Time consistency in economic policy
Doctoral advisor: Michael C. Lovell