Professor Finn Erling Kydland, Nobel laureate in Economic Sciences 2004, has confirmed his participation in the XXXIV Conference of the International Association of Applied Economics-ASEPELT to be held in October 6-9, 2021 at the University of Jaén, Spain. Professor Kydland will be the Opening Keynote Speaker of the Conference.

Finn Erling Kydland (Bjerkreim, Norway, Dec. 1, 1943) received his B.A. from Norwegian School of Economics in 1968 and his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University. Currently he is the Jeffrey Henley Professor of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Richard P. Simmons Professor of Economics (part-time) at Carnegie Mellon University.

Professor Kydland was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2004 jointly with Professor Edward Prescott (Arizona State University) for their contributions to dynamic macroeconomy, and more specifically, for their research on the time consistency of economic policy and the driving forces behind business cycles.

With warm regards,

José-María Montero,

ASEPELT-President