Oliver Hart named University Professor, highest faculty honor
Oliver Hart, the Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics at Harvard University and joint recipient of the 2016 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, has been appointed a University Professor, Harvard’s highest faculty honor. His appointment as the Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor began Jan. 1. A member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) since 1993, Hart has made important contributions to pure and applied economic theory, especially in areas such as contract theory, corporate finance, the theory of the firm, and law and economics. His scholarship has generated insights into central economic problems and led to the development of theoretical tools adopted and applied in a range of related fields including finance, government, and law. The author of “Firms, Contracts, and Financial Structure” (1995), he has published scores of articles, book chapters, and papers, and he has lectured at numerous institutions of...