Gary Hansen


Gary Duane Hansen is an American macroeconomist at UCLA. He is known for creating the theory of [indivisible labor], as part of this doctoral thesis at the University of Minnesota.
Hansen graduated from the University of [Puget Sound] in 1980 and received his doctorate from the University of Minnesota, under supervision of Edward Prescott, in 1986.

Selected publications

  • "Fiscal Reform and Government Debt in Japan: A Neoclassical Perspective"
  • "Health Insurance Reform: The Impact of a Medicare Buy-In"
  • "Business Cycle Fluctuations and the Life Cycle: How Important is On-the-Job Skill Accumulation??" with Selahattin Imrohoroglu
  • "Consumption over the Life Cycle: The Role of Annuities"
  • "Why Have Business Cycle Fluctuations Become Less Volatile?"