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Norway
2026

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
39
Citations
34722
World Ranking
2332
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Norway Leader Award
  • 2004 - Nobel Prize for their contributions to dynamic macroeconomics: the time consistency of economic policy and the driving forces behind business cycles
  • 2004 - Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economics for their contributions to dynamic macroeconomics: the time consistency of economic policy and the driving forces behind business cycles.
  • 1992 - Fellows of the Econometric Society

Overview

Finn E. Kydland is affiliated with the Norwegian School of Economics in Norway. Their research spans several topics within economics, econometrics, and finance, with a concentration on dynamic macroeconomics and the factors influencing business cycles.

Kydland's recent publication record includes papers across multiple venues and topics. Notable recent papers are:

  • The Scandinavian Journal of Economics at 125: a bibliometric overview, 2024, Scandinavian Journal of Economics
  • 50 years of Resources Policy: A bibliometric analysis, 2024, Resources Policy
  • Checking the Path Towards Recovery from the COVID-19 Isolation Response, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Quality hours: Measuring labor input, 2024, Labour Economics
  • Centennial Anniversary of Land Economics: A Bibliometric Retrospective, 2025, Land Economics

Frequent co-authors with whom Kydland has collaborated include:

  • José M. Merigó
  • Anna M. Gil-Lafuente
  • Lluís Amiguet
  • Anton Figuerola-Wischke
  • David Backus

Kydland publishes regularly in a variety of academic journals, including:

  • Scandinavian Journal of Economics
  • Resources Policy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Labour Economics
  • Land Economics

Their main field of study is Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Management Science and Operations Research, and Global and Planetary Change.

Research topics covered by Kydland are:

  • Scientometrics and bibliometrics research
  • Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis
  • Economic Theory and Policy
  • Economic Growth and Productivity
  • Economic theories and models
  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
  • Grey System Theory Applications

Among the awards received, Kydland was recognized with the Nobel Prize and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 2004 for contributions to dynamic macroeconomics, particularly the time consistency of economic policy and understanding the driving forces behind business cycles. They were also elected a Fellow of the Econometric Society in 1992.

Best Publications

  • Rules Rather than Discretion: The Inconsistency of Optimal Plans

    Finn E. Kydland;Edward C. Prescott

  • TIME TO BUILD AND AGGREGATE FLUCTUATIONS

    Finn E. Kydland;Edward C. Prescott

  • International Real Business Cycles

    David K. Backus;Patrick J. Kehoe;Finn E. Kydland

  • Business Cycles: Real Facts and a Monetary Myth

    Edward C. Prescott;Finn E. Kydland

  • Dynamics of the Trade Balance and the Terms of Trade: The S-Curve

    David Backus;Patrick J. Kehoe;Finn E. Kydland

  • Dynamics of the trade balance and the terms of trade: the S-curve

    David K. Backus;Patrick J. Kehoe;Finn E. Kydland

  • International Business Cycles: Theory and Evidence

    David K. Backus;Patrick J. Kehoe;Finn E. Kydland

  • International Business Cycles: Theory and Evidence

    David Backus;David Backus;Patrick J Kehoe;Patrick J Kehoe;Patrick J Kehoe;Finn E Kydland;Finn E Kydland

  • The Gold Standard As a Rule: An Essay in Exploration

    Michael D. Bordo;Finn E. Kydland

  • The Computational Experiment: an Econometric Tool

    Finn E. Kydland;Edward C. Prescott

  • Dynamic optimal taxation, rational expectations and optimal control

    Finn E. Kydland;Edward C. Prescott

  • The Econometrics of the General Equilibrium Approach to Business Cycles

    Finn E. Kydland;Edward C. Prescott

  • Rules Rather than Discretion: The Inconsistency of Optimal Plans

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  • Hours and Employment Variation in Business-Cycle Theory

    Finn E. Kydland;Edward C. Prescott

  • INTERTEMPORAL PREFERENCES AND LABOR SUPPLY

    V Joseph Hotz;Finn E Kydland;Guilherme L Sedlacek

  • Mortgages and Monetary Policy

    Carlos Garriga;Finn E. Kydland;Roman Šustek

  • International Real Business Cycles

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  • Labor-force heterogeneity and the business cycle

    Finn E. Kydland

  • Noncooperative and Dominant Player Solutions in Discrete Dynamic Games

    Finn Kydland

  • Home Production Meets Time to Build

    Paul Gomme;Finn E. Kydland;Peter Rupert

  • Monetary aggregates and output

    Scott Freeman;Finn E. Kydland

  • Mortgages and Monetary Policy

    Carlos Garriga;Finn E. Kydland;Roman Sustek

  • Is the Business Cycle of Argentina "Different"?

    Finn E. Kydland;Carlos E. J. M. Zarazaga

  • The Gold Standard as a Commitment Mechanism

    Michael D. Bordo;Finn E. Kydland;Tamim Bayoumi;Barry Eichengreen

  • The workweek of capital and its cyclical implications

    Finn E. Kydland;Edward C. Prescott;Edward C. Prescott

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward C. Prescott
Edward C. Prescott Arizona State University
Patrick J. Kehoe
Patrick J. Kehoe Stanford University
David K. Backus
David K. Backus New York University
Michael D. Bordo
Michael D. Bordo Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Vernon L. Smith
Vernon L. Smith Chapman University
Jagdish N. Bhagwati
Jagdish N. Bhagwati Columbia University
Robert A. Mundell
Robert A. Mundell Columbia University
François Bourguignon
François Bourguignon Paris School of Economics
Douglass C. North
Douglass C. North Washington University in St. Louis
Barry Eichengreen
Barry Eichengreen University of California, Berkeley

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