Steven N. Durlauf
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Steven N. Durlauf is the Kenneth J. Arrow Professor of Economics
at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
, USA.
He has served as co-director of the economics program of the Santa Fe Institute
and is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research
. A fellow of the Econometric Society
, Durlauf's research covers a range of topics in macroeconomics, econometrics and income inequality. He received a BA
in economics from Harvard in 1980 and a Ph.D.
in economics from Yale
in 1986.
Durlauf is one of the general editors of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
.
Economics
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at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, USA.
He has served as co-director of the economics program of the Santa Fe Institute
Santa Fe Institute
The Santa Fe Institute is an independent, nonprofit theoretical research institute located in Santa Fe and dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of the fundamental principles of complex adaptive systems, including physical, computational, biological, and social systems.The Institute houses a...
and is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research
National Bureau of Economic Research
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. A fellow of the Econometric Society
Econometric Society
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, Durlauf's research covers a range of topics in macroeconomics, econometrics and income inequality. He received a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in economics from Harvard in 1980 and a Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
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in economics from Yale
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in 1986.
Durlauf is one of the general editors of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics , 2nd Edition, is an eight-volume reference work, edited by Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume. It contains 5.8 million words and spans 7,680 pages with 1,872 articles. Included are 1057 new articles and, from earlier, 80 essays that are designated as...
.