Tag: nobel
John F. Nash Jr.
DefinitionJohn Forbes Nash Jr. was an American mathematician who made fundamental contributions to game theory, differential geometry, and the study of partial differential equations....
Jan Tinbergen
DefinitionJan Tinbergen was an important Dutch economist. He was awarded the first Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1969, which he shared with...
John Harsanyi
DefinitionJohn Charles Harsanyi was a Hungarian-American economist. John Harsanyi What is 'John Harsanyi' An economist who won the Nobel Memorial Prize in...
John Bates Clark Medal
DefinitionThe John Bates Clark Medal is awarded by the American Economic Association to "that American economist under the age of forty who is adjudged...
Economic Blight
What is 'Economic Blight' The visible and physical decline of a property, neighborhood or city due to a combination of economic downturns,...
Nakahara Prize
DefinitionThe Nakahara Prize is an annual award given by the Japanese Economic Association to Japanese economists under the age of 45 whose work has...
Ragnar Frisch
What is 'Ragnar Frisch' A Norwegian economist and joint winner in 1969 of the very first Nobel Prize in Economics, along with...
A. Michael Spence
DefinitionAndrew Michael Spence is an American economist and recipient of the 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, along with George Akerlof and Joseph...