Guido W. Imbens
The Applied Econometrics Professor and Professor of Economics
Professor of Economics, School of Humanities and Sciences
Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
The Chai-Siriwatwechakul Faculty Fellow for 2023–2024
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Research Statement
Guido Imbens does research in econometrics and statistics. His research focuses on developing methods for drawing causal inferences in observational studies, using matching, instrumental variables, and regression discontinuity designs.
Bio
Guido Imbens is The Applied Econometrics Professor and Professor of Economics at Stanford Graduate School of Business. After graduating from Brown University Guido taught at Harvard University, UCLA, and UC Berkeley. He joined Stanford GSB in 2012. Imbens specializes in econometrics, and in particular methods for drawing causal inferences. Guido Imbens is a fellow of the Econometric Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Awards and Honors
- Coulter Family Faculty Fellow, 2022–23
- Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, 2022
- Honorary Doctorate, Brown University, 2022
- Amman Mineral Faculty Fellow, 2021–22
- The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 2021
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts
- Fellow, The Econometric Society
- Stanford GSB Trust Faculty Fellow, 2013–14
- Honorary Doctorate, University of St Gallen
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Stanford GSB Affiliations
- Faculty Affiliate Golub Capital Social Impact Lab