Paul Milgrom
Paul Robert Milgrom (born April 20, 1948) is an American economist.
Paul Milgrom | |
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| Born | April 20, 1948 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Stanford University MS (Statistics), 1978 PhD (Business) 1979 University of Michigan BA 1970 |
| Known for | Auction theory Incentive theory Market design |
| Spouse | Eva Meyersson Milgrom |
| Awards | Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics (2008) BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2012) Golden Goose Award (2014) CME-MSRI Prize in Innovative Quantitative Applications (2017) [1] Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association (2020)[2] Nobel Prize in Economics (2020) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economist |
| Institutions | Stanford University (since 1987) Yale University (1982-87) Northwestern University (1979‑83) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert B. Wilson |
| Doctoral students | Susan Athey Joshua Gans Gillian Hadfield Mohammad Akbarpour Shengwu Li |
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| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
He is the Shirley and Leonard Ely Professor of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University.
Milgrom is an expert in game theory, mainly auction theory and pricing strategies. He is the winner of the 2020 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, together with Robert B. Wilson, "for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats."[3]
References
- https://www.cmegroup.com/company/center-for-innovation/msri-prize-in-innovation-winner-2017.html
- https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/honors-awards/distinguished-fellows/paul-milgrom
- "The Prize in Economic Sciences 2020" (PDF) (Press release). Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. October 12, 2020.
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