Yacine Aït-Sahalia

Algerian-American economist
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Yacine Aït-Sahalia

Summary

Yacine Aït-Sahalia is a human[1]. He was born on 1966[2]. He worked as an economist[3], university teacher[4], and researcher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia was born on 1966[2].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia held citizenship in France[7].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia held citizenship in Algeria[8].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia worked as an economist[3].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia worked as a researcher[5].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia was employed by Princeton University[10].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia's education included a stint at École polytechnique[12].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia's education included a stint at ENSAE Paris[13].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia's education included a stint at Lycée Louis-le-Grand[14].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia's doctoral advisor was Whitney K. Newey[15].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia's doctoral advisor was Jerry A. Hausman[16].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia's doctoral advisor was Andrew Lo[17].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia received the Fellow of the Econometric Society[18].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[19].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia received the Guggenheim Fellowship[20].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[21].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[22].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia was a member of Econometric Society[23].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia was a member of American Statistical Association[24].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia was a member of National Bureau of Economic Research[25].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia is recorded as male[26].
  • Yacine Aït-Sahalia's instance of is recorded as human[27].

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Origins and Family

Yacine Aït-Sahalia was born on 1966[2].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; École polytechnique[12], a grande école[32], in France[33], founded in 1794[34], headquartered in Palaiseau[35]; ENSAE Paris[13], a grande école[36], in France[37], founded in 1942[38]; and Lycée Louis-le-Grand[14], an educational facility[39], in France[40], founded in 1965[41]. Doctoral advisors include Whitney K. Newey[15], an economist[42], b. 1954[43], of United States[44], awarded the Fellow of the Econometric Society[45]; Jerry A. Hausman[16], an economist[46], b. 1946[47], of United States[48], awarded the John Bates Clark Medal[49], specialised in economics[50]; and Andrew Lo[17], an economist[51], b. 1960[52], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[53], specialised in economics[54].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist[3], university teacher[4], and researcher[5]. Among Yacine Aït-Sahalia's employers was Princeton University[10]. Doctoral students include Jia Li[55], Jiangmin Xu[56], Peter Van Tassel[57], Xing Hu[58], Dante Amengual[59], and Dacheng Xiu[60].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Econometric Society[18], a fellowship award[61]; Fellow of the American Statistical Association[19], a statistics award[62]; Guggenheim Fellowship[20], a fellowship grant[63], in United States[64], founded in 1925[65]; and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[21].

Why It Matters

Yacine Aït-Sahalia ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Yacine Aït-Sahalia do for work?

Yacine Aït-Sahalia worked as economist[3], university teacher[4], and researcher[5].

Where did Yacine Aït-Sahalia go to school?

Yacine Aït-Sahalia was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11], École polytechnique[12], ENSAE Paris[13], and Lycée Louis-le-Grand[14].

What awards did Yacine Aït-Sahalia receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Econometric Society[18], Fellow of the American Statistical Association[19], Guggenheim Fellowship[20], and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[21].

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