Richard Thaler | |
|---|---|
 Thaler in 2015 | |
| Born | September 12, 1945 East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | Case Western Reserve University (BA) University of Rochester (MA, PhD) |
| Spouse | France Leclerc |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Behavioral economics, Behavioral finance, Nudge theory |
| Institutions | University of Rochester Cornell University University of Chicago |
| Thesis | The Value of Saving a Life: A Market Estimate (1974) |
| Doctoral advisor | Sherwin Rosen |
Richard H. Thaler (/ˈθeɪlər/;[1] born September 12, 1945) is an American economist and the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In 2015, Thaler was president of the American Economic Association.[2]
Thaler is a theorist in behavioral economics who has collaborated with Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky, and others in further defining that field. In 2018, he was elected a member in the National Academy of Sciences.
In 2017, he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to behavioral economics.[3] In its announcement, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences stated that his "contributions have built a bridge between the economic and psychological analyses of individual decision-making. His empirical findings and theoretical insights have been instrumental in creating the new and rapidly expanding field of behavioral economics."[4]
- ^ Talks at Google (2015-06-03), Richard Thaler: "Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics" | Talks at Google, retrieved 2018-11-19
{{citation}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "American Economic Association". www.aeaweb.org. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
- ^ Multiple sources:
- Appelbaum, Binyamin (October 9, 2017). "Nobel in Economics Is Awarded to Richard Thaler". The New York Times. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- Gauthier-Villars, David (October 9, 2017). "Nobel Prize in Economics Awarded to American Richard Thaler". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- Keyton, David; Heintz, Jim (October 9, 2017). "American Richard Thaler wins Nobel Prize in Economics". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- Tetlow, Gemma (October 9, 2017). "Richard Thaler awarded 2017 Nobel prize in economics". Financial Times. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ Multiple sources:
- Pollard, Niklas; Ringstrom, Anna (October 9, 2017). "We're all human: 'Nudge' theorist Thaler wins economics Nobel". Reuters. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- Carrasco-Villanueva, Marco (2017-10-18). "Richard Thaler y el auge de la Economía Conductual". Lucidez (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-31.