Albert Marcet Torrens (born 11 April 1960) is a Spanish economist, specialized in macroeconomics, time series, financial economics and economic dynamic theory. He is currently serving as Professor of Macroeconomics at the UCL Department of Economics, on leave from his position as ICREA Research Professor and Director of the Institute for Economic Analysis (IAE), a research centre of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), and AXA Research Chair on Macroeconomic Risk at the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. He is also a Fellow of the Econometric Society and he has been a Research Fellow of Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) since 1992.[1][2]
Albert Marcet Torrens | |
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| Born | April 11, 1960 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Monetary economics |
| Institution | Universitat Pompeu Fabra London School of Economics University College London |
| Alma mater | Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona University of Minnesota |
| Influences | Thomas Sargent |
| Contributions | Learning Recursive contracts |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Career
editHe holds a degree in Economics from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and a PhD in Economics from University of Minnesota.
He was a professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF).[3]
He has also served as President of the Spanish Economic Association (2007). In 2013, he received an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for his project, Asset Prices and Macro Policy when Agents Learn. Professor Marcet was the first Director of the Barcelona GSE Master in Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets. He now serves as its Scientific Director and teaches master courses in the program.[3]
He has worked extensively in the field of agents' expectations modeling, working with Thomas Sargent and Juan Pablo Nicolini.[4][5][6]
Awards
edit- King James I Awards in Economy, 2016.[7]
- Wim Duisenberg Fellowship, European Central Bank, 2006.
References
edit- ^ "Albert Marcet". Institute for Economic Analysis (IAE), Spanish Council for Scientific Research. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ a b Barcelona Graduate School of Economics
- ^ Marcet, Albert; Sargent, Thomas J (1989). "Convergence of least squares learning mechanisms in self-referential linear stochastic models". Journal of Economic Theory. 48 (2): 337–368. doi:10.1016/0022-0531(89)90032-X. ISSN 0022-0531.
- ^ Sargent, Thomas J. (1989). "Two Models of Measurements and the Investment Accelerator". Journal of Political Economy. 97 (2): 251–287. doi:10.1086/261603. ISSN 0022-3808. S2CID 154864867.
- ^ Marcet, Albert; Nicolini, Juan P (2003). "Recurrent Hyperinflations and Learning" (PDF). American Economic Review. 93 (5): 1476–1498. doi:10.1257/000282803322655400. hdl:10230/1145. ISSN 0002-8282.
- ^ "Albert Marcet, premio Jaime I de Economía". Expansión (in Spanish). Valencia. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.