Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Lars Peter Hansen
Born: October 26, 1952 (age 72)
Bio: Lars Peter Hansen is the David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor of economics at the University of Chicago and 2013 recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics.
Known for:
- Robustness (2008)
- Uncertainty Within Economic Models (2014)
- Rational Expectations Econometrics (1991)