Guido W Imbens

Guido W Imbens serves as Applied Econometrics Professor at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and Professor of Economics in the School of Humanities & Sciences. He holds additional affiliation as Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, with prior academic appointments at Harvard University, UCLA, and UC Berkeley.

Education:

• Brown University

Professor Imbens specializes in causal inference methodology for observational studies, developing foundational techniques in matching, instrumental variables, and regression discontinuity designs. His research bridges theoretical econometrics with practical applications in program evaluation and identification strategies, significantly influencing empirical economics and social science research.

Recent publications demonstrate continued innovation in methodological challenges including panel data analysis, clustered standard errors, and historical policy impact assessment, maintaining focus on robust causal identification in complex real-world settings.

Scientific Awards:

• The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (2021)
• Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences (2022)
• Honorary Doctorate from Brown University (2022)
• Amman Mineral Faculty Fellow (2021-2022)
• Horace Mann Medal from Brown University (2017)
• Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Fellow of the Econometric Society
• Stanford GSB Trust Faculty Fellow (2013-2014)
• Honorary Doctorate from the University of St Gallen

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