His major contributions to the field range include deepening understanding of total factor productivity and the drivers of income.
He receives the award for uncovering new ways to estimate consumer demand patterns.
Tong Liu, Lira Mota and Kerry Siani are among 9 recent hires by the business school.
Susan Athey’s research focuses on the economics of digitization and marketplace design.
Gill Wyness is the deputy director of the university’s Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities.
He joins the University of Texas at Austin as a professor of instruction.
Senior academics join the business school’s departments of marketing, finance, organizational behavior and economics.
Jadrian Wooten will join the university from Penn State in the fall.
Sryia Iyer, Matt Elliott, Debopam Battacharya and Chris Rauh take up new roles from October 1.
The development economist takes up a professorship at the university from July next year.