About
Guido Imbens is a Professor of Economics at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR). He is also a Faculty Affiliate at the Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) and Faculty Director of the Stanford Causal Science Center. His research focuses on causal inference in observational studies, program evaluation, and econometric methods, with a particular emphasis on matching, instrumental variables, and regression discontinuity designs.
- Education: Ph.D. in Economics, Brown University; Academic appointments at Harvard, UCLA, UC Berkeley prior to Stanford (2012).
- Key Research Areas: Econometrics, Causal Inference, Bayesian Methods, Semi-Parametric Analysis, Instrumental Variables, Machine Learning applications.
- Scientific Awards:
- Honorary Doctorate, Brown University (2022)
- Fellow, National Academy of Sciences (2022)
- Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2021)
- Amman Mineral Faculty Fellow (2021–2022)
Recent Publications: His work spans causal inference in panel data, synthetic control methods, experimental design, and statistical significance interpretation. Articles in journals like Journal of Econometrics, Econometrica, and Management Science highlight his contributions to statistical methodology and policy analysis.
Advising: Guido actively mentors doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers, serving as advisor for Lea Bottmer, Janelle Nelson, and others. He also advises undergraduate majors and contributes to curriculum development in econometrics education.
