Martin Shubik

Martin Shubik
Born(1926-03-24)March 24, 1926
New York City, US
DiedAugust 22, 2018(2018-08-22) (aged 92)
Years active1953-2018
SpouseJulia Kahn
ChildrenClaire Louise Shubik
Academic career
Field
InstitutionYale University
Alma mater
Doctoral
advisor
Oskar Morgenstern
Doctoral
students
James W. Friedman
Awards
Information at IDEAS / RePEc
Websiteeconomics.yale.edu/people/martin-shubik

Martin Shubik (1926-2018) was an American mathematical economist who specialized in game theory, defense analysis, and the theory of money. The latter was his main research interest and he referred to it as his "white whale". He also coined the term "mathematical institutional economics" in 1959 to describe his scholarly approach to studying the economy.[1] He spent the majority of his career at Yale University, where he was heavily involved with the Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, and launched the virtual Museum of Money and Financial Institutions.[2]

Outside of economics, he began studying inclusion body myositis (IBM) after a 2003 diagnosis. He provided seed money to the Yale School of Public Health for the IBM Disease Registry in 2011, a survey was conducted in 2012-2013, and he is a co-author on a 2015 paper about the initial results (along with his son-in-law Seth Richards-Shubik).[3]

  1. ^ "Remembering Prof. Martin Shubik, 1926–2018". Yale School of Management. 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  2. ^ Malhotra, Saumya (2018-09-04). "Martin Shubik, eminent economist, dies at 92". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  3. ^ "Background of the Yale IBM Registry". Yale School of Public Health. Retrieved 2022-12-02.