Oliver Hart is currently the Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1993. Hart works mainly on contract theory, the theory of the firm, corporate finance, and law and economics. His research centers on the roles that ownership structure and contractual arrangements play in the governance and boundaries of corporations. Updated July 2017
Oliver Hart
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and Professor, Harvard University
Born in: England
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