Robert J. Hodrick
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Robert J. Hodrick is an American economist best known for his work in macroeconomics and finance, including the development of the Hodrick–Prescott filter used to analyze business cycles.
All labels observed (1)
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| Robert J. Hodrick canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2509149 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert J. Hodrick Context triple: [New Classical macroeconomics, associatedWith, Robert J. Hodrick]
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A.
Robert J. Barro
Robert J. Barro is a prominent American macroeconomist known for his influential work on rational expectations, public debt, and economic growth.
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B.
David Romer
David Romer is an influential American macroeconomist known for his work on New Keynesian economics, advanced macroeconomic theory, and widely used graduate-level textbooks.
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C.
Robert Lucas Jr.
Robert Lucas Jr. was an influential American economist and Nobel laureate known for developing rational expectations theory and shaping modern macroeconomics within the Chicago School tradition.
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D.
Edward C. Prescott
Edward C. Prescott was an American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on real business cycle theory and time consistency in economic policy.
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E.
Glenn Hubbard
Glenn Hubbard is an American economist and academic leader known for serving as dean of Columbia Business School and as a former chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert J. Hodrick Target entity description: Robert J. Hodrick is an American economist best known for his work in macroeconomics and finance, including the development of the Hodrick–Prescott filter used to analyze business cycles.
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A.
Robert J. Barro
Robert J. Barro is a prominent American macroeconomist known for his influential work on rational expectations, public debt, and economic growth.
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B.
David Romer
David Romer is an influential American macroeconomist known for his work on New Keynesian economics, advanced macroeconomic theory, and widely used graduate-level textbooks.
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C.
Robert Lucas Jr.
Robert Lucas Jr. was an influential American economist and Nobel laureate known for developing rational expectations theory and shaping modern macroeconomics within the Chicago School tradition.
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D.
Edward C. Prescott
Edward C. Prescott was an American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on real business cycle theory and time consistency in economic policy.
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E.
Glenn Hubbard
Glenn Hubbard is an American economist and academic leader known for serving as dean of Columbia Business School and as a former chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American academic
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economist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
economics
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financial economics ⓘ |
| affiliation | Columbia Business School ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Edward C. Prescott
ⓘ
Geert Bekaert ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor |
Robert Lucas Jr.
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surface form:
Robert E. Lucas Jr.
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| educatedAt |
Duke University
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| employer |
CMU
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surface form:
Carnegie Mellon University
Columbia University ⓘ Northwestern University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
finance
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international finance ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ |
| genre | academic research ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in economics ⓘ |
| hasContribution |
development of the Hodrick–Prescott filter for trend–cycle decomposition
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empirical analysis of time-varying risk premia ⓘ research on currency risk and carry trades ⓘ research on predictability of stock and bond returns ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
International Capital Mobility and Portfolio Choice
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International Financial Management ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of business cycles
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research on asset pricing ⓘ research on exchange rates ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Economic Association
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American Finance Association ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Geert Bekaert ⓘ |
| notableWork | Hodrick–Prescott filter ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Nomura Professor of International Finance ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
business cycle fluctuations
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exchange rate dynamics ⓘ risk premia in financial markets ⓘ term structure of interest rates ⓘ |
| teaches |
asset pricing
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international finance ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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