Ben Polak

British economist (1961-)
Person human Q4886300

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
December 22, 1961
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[3]
Occupation
economist
Field of work
decision theory[4]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Different from
Ben Polak
Family name
Polak
Given name
Ben
Imported from
wholeness_audit_2026-05-02
Residence
New Haven
🏷️ Also known as
en Ben Polak ar بين بولاك ja ベン・ポラク zh 本·波拉克
🔖 Identifiers · 9
VIAF cluster ID
6017521
Library of Congress authority ID
n92032579
GND ID
129666025
Freebase ID
/m/04yf116
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
116317
Prabook ID
2462731
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhCJF4GQdDpk44Dxd4KBP

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Summary

Ben Polak was born on December 22, 1961[1]. He worked as an economist[2].

Body

Education

Educated at Harvard University[5], a private university[22], in United States[23], founded in 1636[24], headquartered in Cambridge[25]; Trinity College[6], a college of the University of Cambridge[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1546[28], headquartered in Cambridge[29]; Northwestern University[7], a private university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1851[32], headquartered in Evanston[33]; and Bedales School[8], an independent school[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1893[36]. Doctoral advisors include Jeffrey G. Williamson[9], an economist[37], b. 1935[38], of United States[39], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[40] and Eric Maskin[10], an economist[41], b. 1950[42], of United States[43], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[44], specialised in economics[45].

Career and Affiliations

Doctoral students include Marzena Rostek[12], an economist[46], of Poland[47], awarded the Fellow of the Econometric Society[48]; Boban Mathew[13]; Vincenzo Damiano[14]; Ioannis Sarafidis[15]; Michael T. McBride[16], an economist[49], of United States[50]; and Dmitry A. Shapiro[17].

FAQs

What did Ben Polak do for work?

Ben Polak worked as economist[2].

Where did Ben Polak go to school?

Ben Polak was educated at Harvard University[5], Trinity College[6], Northwestern University[7], and Bedales School[8].

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