Lawrence J. Christiano

Lawrence J. Christiano is an American economist and researcher. He is a professor of economics at Northwestern University, where he also holds the title of the Alfred W. Chase Chair in Business Institutions, and was chairman of the department of economics from 2016 to 2018. He previously taught at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Chicago.

Education
Christiano received his B.A. in history and economics and M.A. in economics at the University of Minnesota, an M.Sc. in econometrics and mathematical economics at the London School of Economics, and a Ph.D. at Columbia University. He has been a visiting scholar at the International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank.