Finn Erling Kydland, who graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in 1968 and holds a PhD in Economics from Carnegie Mellon University, is a professor of economics at the University of California and previously a professor at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business.
Finn E. Kydland has been a professor at the University of Santa Barbara since 2004. He previously taught at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business. He is also Adjunct Professor at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business and Honoris Causa Professor at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a consultant to numerous institutions and the author of publications on macroeconomics.
Finn E. Kydland is a recognized expert on the fluctuations of economic cycles and the design of economic policy; He is also successful in macroeconomic research. His impressive contribution is highly visible in the fields of research: economics and political economy in general. Likewise, the theories of Finn Erling Kydland and Edward C. Prescott have been decisive in showing that independent central banks generate less inflation than those that are dependent on governments.