Christian B Hansen

Christian B. Hansen is the Wallace W. Booth Professor of Econometrics and Statistics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He serves as the academic coordinator for Booth's Sokolov Executive MBA Program and is co-editor of the Journal of Political Economy - Microeconomics. Hansen joined the Chicago Booth faculty in 2004 after completing his PhD at MIT.

Education:

• PhD in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2004)
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Brigham Young University (2000)

Professor Hansen specializes in applied and theoretical econometrics, with research focusing on high-dimensional statistical methods in economic applications, panel data models, clustered standard errors, quantile regression, and weak instruments. His most recent work explores the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques to estimate causal and policy effects. Hansen teaches courses including Applied Econometrics, Machine Learning, and Statistics at Chicago Booth.

Scientific Awards and Honors:

• Neubauer Family Faculty Fellow at Booth
• NSF research grant recipient
• National Science Foundation graduate research fellow during PhD studies

Hansen has published in leading journals including the American Economic Review, Annals of Statistics, Econometrica, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Journal of Econometrics, Review of Economics and Statistics, and Review of Economic Studies. He is currently working on a book titled "Applied Causal Inference Powered by ML and AI" with Victor Chernozhukov, Nathan Kallus, Martin Spindler, and Vasilis Syrgkanis.