Oskar Morgenstern | |
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| Born | January 24, 1902 |
| Died | July 26, 1977 (aged 75) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Education | University of Vienna |
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| Field | Economics |
| Institution | Princeton University New York University Mathematica Policy Research |
| School or tradition | Austrian School |
| Doctoral advisor | Ludwig von Mises |
| Doctoral students | Martin Shubik Lionel W. McKenzie |
| Influences | Othmar Spann Carl Menger |
| Contributions | Game theory, mathematical economics |
Oskar Morgenstern (January 24, 1902 – July 26, 1977) was a German-born economist. In collaboration with mathematician John von Neumann, he founded the mathematical field of game theory as applied to the social sciences and strategic decision-making, as well as making major contributions to decision theory (see von Neumann–Morgenstern utility theorem).[1][2][3][4]
Companies he served as founder of co-founder included Market Research Corporation of America and the original Mathematica Inc.
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