Lars Peter Hansen

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@UncertainLars

David Rockefeller Distinguished Professor, University of Chicago and Director of the @MFRProgram github.com/lphansen

larspeterhansen.org Joined January 2019

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Lars Peter Hansen @UncertainLars Sep 21

The @MFRProgram, which I lead at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, is currently hiring Research Professionals.

We’re recruiting for two positions: one starting this fall and another starting next July. If you’re interested in joining our research team, please apply here:

uchicago.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/C…

#EconTwitter #Macroeconomics #Finance #FinancialEconomics #MacroFinance #PreDoc #PreDoctoral

@predoc_org @UChicago

Lars Peter Hansen @UncertainLars Aug 8

The 2026 @MFRProgram Summer Session for Young Scholars was a tremendous success! It was a privilege to meet so many talented and promising young researchers in economics and finance and to see their enthusiasm and ideas firsthand.

Thanks to all the students, faculty, and staff whose participation and dedication made this year’s program such a success. Looking forward to seeing where these young scholars go next. #EconTwitter #MacroFinance #MFRSummerSession

Macro Finance Research Program Verified account @MFRProgram Aug 7

Exchanging ideas while taking in Chicago’s iconic architecture, our PhD cohort had a wonderful time together Tuesday night on a dinner cruise along the Riverwalk #MFRSummerSession #MacroFinance #EconTwitter

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Lars Peter Hansen @UncertainLars Aug 4

Delighted to present today to this year’s @MFRProgram Summer Session Scholars and learn about their diverse interests and innovative research ideas. It is inspiring to see the curiosity and enthusiasm this cohort brings to the program this year.
#EconTwitter #MFRSummerSession #MacroFinance

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Do we act now or wait? Our faculty director, @UncertainLars (University of Chicago), presents, "Marginal Social Valuation and Robust Policy Assessment." #MFRSummerSession #macrofinance #econtwitter

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Lars Peter Hansen @UncertainLars Jul 1

Our paper shows why the economic costs of preserving the Amazon are low. But you are correct to raise questions about actual policy responses, including those from private entities like The Nature Conservancy. Issues such as greenwashing and dynamic consistency come into play. Our paper does discuss dynamic consistency, an analysis that is intended to open the door to a variety of important issues related to restructuring incentives for preserving the Amazon.

Matthew E. Kahn Verified account @mattkahn1966 Jun 29

Impressive! Coasian issues arise here. Similar to the role that the Nature Conservancy plays, could international environmentalists overcome the free-rider problem and pay the landowners to preserve the trees? Are such payments a complement or a substitute for carbon pricing?
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Lars Peter Hansen @UncertainLars Jun 29

Based on my joint research with José Scheinkman, Todd Munson, and Juliano Assunção, our new interactive @BeckerFriedman data studio brief explores how carbon pricing could reshape forest conservation and reforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. By combining economic modeling with spatial data, we examine how modest carbon payments can influence land-use decisions and contribute to climate change mitigation. Learn more about this research paper and our findings here:

bfidatastudio.org/project/carbon…

#EconTwitter #ClimateChange #BrazilianAmazon #CarbonPrices #Reforestation #ForestPreservation

bfidatastudio.org Carbon Prices, Forest Conservation and Reforestation in the Brazilian Amazon