Professor Noam Yuchtman FBA
- Fellow type
- UK Fellow
- Year elected
- 2026
- Honours
- FREcon
- Subjects
- Economics
- Sections
- Economics and Economic History
Summary
Noam Yuchtman is the Hayek Professor of Political Economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He was previously the Drummond Professor of Political Economy at All Souls College and the University of Oxford, as well as a British Academy Global Professor at the LSE.
Noam also currently serves as a managing co-editor of the 'Review of Economic Studies' and he has been on editorial boards of several other leading economics and economic history journals, including the 'Economic Journal', the 'Journal of Economic History', and the 'Journal of Political Economy'. Noam also served three years as the President of the Association for Comparative Economic Studies.
Noam's research has focused on topics in the fields of political economy, economic history, development economics, and labour economics. First, the importance of educational content and the structure of educational institutions in the production of human capital. Second, the political economy of legal institutions, particularly how they affect labour market outcomes and development, and how they are affected by political institutions in which they are embedded. Third, the study of social interactions that shape economic and political behaviour. Fourth, the drivers of political ideology and participation in political movements. Finally, the role of the state in promoting economic growth and innovation.
Noam’s work has been published in leading journals in economics (including the 'American Economic Review', 'Econometrica', the 'Journal of Political Economy', the 'Quarterly Journal of Economics', and the 'Review of Economic Studies', economic history (the 'Journal of Economic History and Explorations in Economic History') and history ('Past & Present').