Guido W. Imbens

Guido W. Imbens is The Applied Econometrics Professor and Professor of Economics at Stanford University, with joint appointments at the Graduate School of Business and School of Humanities and Sciences. A Nobel laureate in Economic Sciences (2021), his research focuses on econometric methods for causal inference in observational studies.

Key research areas include:

• Methods for causal inference using natural experiments
• Instrumental variables and regression discontinuity designs
• Machine learning applications in econometrics
• Experimental design for policy evaluation

Imbens has developed foundational methodologies that transformed empirical economics, enabling credible causal conclusions from real-world data. His work bridges econometric theory with practical policy applications.