Dr. Andrei Shleifer

Biography

Andrei Shleifer is the John L. Loeb Professor of Economics at Harvard University, specializing in areas such as comparative corporate governance, law and finance, behavioral finance, and institutional economics. He has published six influential books, including 'Grabbing Hand' co-authored with Robert Vishny and 'Inefficient Markets: Introduction to Behavioral Finance,' along with hundreds of articles in reputable academic journals. In 1999, Shleifer was awarded the John Bates Clark medal by the American Economic Association, recognizing him as one of the top economists under the age of 40. He serves as Editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics and is a fellow of several prestigious organizations, including the Econometric Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Shleifer is also associated with the American Finance Association. According to Research Papers in Economics (RePEc), he is one of the most cited economists globally. Before his tenure at Harvard, Shleifer taught at Princeton University and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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