Researching Andrew Caplin
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 335 people with the Caplin surname? In that year Caplin was ranked number 3244 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Andrew means "Manly" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Andrew Caplin on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Andrew Caplin and the Caplin Genealogy
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Andrew Caplin
Andrew S. Caplin (born 15 June 1956 in London, England) is a British economist, now living in the United States, where he received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1983. He is a professor of economics at New York University, co-director of the Center for Experimental Social Science, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Caplin's research focuses on six areas:(1). economics and psychology (behavioral economics,) (2.) indivisibility and economic outcome,(3.) life cycle consumption and portfolio choice,(4.) real estate finance, and(5.) individual differences and outcomes in economics and policies.
Caplin has published extensively and serves as co-Editor with Andrew Schotter of the Oxford University Press/CESS series of publications entitled "Methods of Modern Economics", is a fellow of the Econometric Society, an associate editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics, co-editor of Economic Inquiry, and has testified on public housing policy before the United States congress.
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