Roger Myerson
American economist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roger Bruce Myerson (born 29 March 1951) is an American economist and co-winner, with Leonid Hurwicz and Eric Maskin, of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Economics "for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory." He has made contributions as an economist, as an applied mathematician, and as a political scientist.
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Roger Myerson | |
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Born | March 29 1951 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Known for | Game theory, Mechanism design |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Economics (2007) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Economist |
Institutions | University of Chicago Northwestern University |
Doctoral advisor | Kenneth Arrow |
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