Christopher Sims
Harold H. Helm '20 Professor of Economics and Banking
Princeton University

Photo by Princeton University, Office of Communications, Denise Applewhite (2011)

Christopher Sims
Harold H. Helm '20 Professor of Economics and Banking
Princeton University

Photo by Princeton University, Office of Communications, Denise Applewhite (2006)

Princeton University economics professor Christopher Sims has been awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in economics along with Thomas Sargent, a New York University economist who is a visiting professor at Princeton. Sims, shown here in his home after the announcement, was lauded for his work in developing tools to analyze the effect of monetary policy on the economy.

Photo by Princeton University, Office of Communications, Denise Applewhite (2011)

Sims, shown outside his home after the Nobel Prize announcement, is Princeton's Harold H. Helm '20 Professor of Economics and Banking, and has been a faculty member at the University since 1999.

Photo by Princeton University, Office of Communications, Denise Applewhite (2011)

Sims was "very surprised" after learning he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in economics. "We jumped right out of bed, because we imagined it would be a very busy morning," he said.

Photo by Princeton University, Office of Communications, Denise Applewhite (2011)

Sims leads a session of his undergraduate course on "Money and Banking" on Oct. 10, just a few hours after learning that he was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in economics.

Photo by Princeton University, Office of Communications, Denise Applewhite (2011)