Bengt Holmström

Finnish economist and Nobel laureate
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Bengt Holmström

Summary

Bengt Holmström is a human[1]. He was born in Helsinki[2]. He was born on April 18, 1949[3]. He worked as an economist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Helsinki[2], Bengt Holmström…
  • Bengt Holmström was born on April 18, 1949[3].
  • Bengt Holmström held citizenship in Finland[7].
  • Swedish was Bengt Holmström's native language[8].
  • Bengt Holmström is identified as part of the Finland Swedes ethnic group[9].
  • Bengt Holmström worked as an economist[4].
  • Bengt Holmström's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Bengt Holmström's field of work was economics[10].
  • Bengt Holmström's field of work was theory of the firm[11].
  • Bengt Holmström's field of work was industrial management[12].
  • Bengt Holmström was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].
  • Among Bengt Holmström's employers was MIT Sloan School of Management[14].
  • Bengt Holmström's education included a stint at Stanford University[15].
  • Bengt Holmström's education included a stint at Stanford Graduate School of Business[16].
  • Bengt Holmström's doctoral advisor was Robert B. Wilson[17].
  • Bengt Holmström received the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel[18].
  • Bengt Holmström received the Fellow of the Econometric Society[19].
  • Bengt Holmström received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[20].
  • Bengt Holmström received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland[21].
  • Bengt Holmström received the Fisher-Schultz Lecture[22].
  • Bengt Holmström received the Clarivate Citation Laureates[23].
  • Bengt Holmström was a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[24].
  • Bengt Holmström was a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences[25].
  • Bengt Holmström was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[26].
  • Bengt Holmström was a member of Econometric Society[27].

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Origins and Family

Bengt Holmström was born in Helsinki[2]. He was born on April 18, 1949[3]. He is identified as part of the Finland Swedes ethnic group[9]. Swedish was his native language[8].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[15], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31] and Stanford Graduate School of Business[16], a business school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1925[34]. Bengt Holmström's doctoral advisor was Robert B. Wilson[17]. Academic degrees include Bachelor of Science[35], Master of Science[36], and Doctor of Philosophy[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include economics[10], an academic discipline[38]; theory of the firm[11], a theory[39]; and industrial management[12], an academic discipline[40]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13], a university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1861[43], headquartered in Cambridge[44] and MIT Sloan School of Management[14], a business school[45], in United States[46], founded in 1914[47], headquartered in Cambridge[48]. Doctoral students include Jonathan Levin[49], an economist[50], b. 1972[51], of United States[52], awarded the Sloan Fellowship[53], specialised in economics[54]; Curtis R. Taylor[55], an economist[56]; Marko Terviö[57], an economist[58], of Finland[59], awarded the Prize for the Humanities[60]; Florence Eid[61], a businessperson[62]; Canice Prendergast[63]; and Andrés Almazán[64].

Recognition

Awards received include Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel[18], an economics award[65], in Sweden[66]; Fellow of the Econometric Society[19], a fellowship award[67]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[20], a fellowship award[68]; Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland[21], a grade of an order[69], in Finland[70], founded in 1942[71]; Fisher-Schultz Lecture[22], a lecture series[72]; and Clarivate Citation Laureates[23], a science award[73], founded in 1989[74].

Why It Matters

Bengt Holmström ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[75] He is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[76]

His notable doctoral advisees include Jonathan Levin[77], an economist[78], b. 1972[79], of United States[80], awarded the Sloan Fellowship[81], specialised in economics[82].

FAQs

Where was Bengt Holmström born?

Bengt Holmström was born in Helsinki[2].

What did Bengt Holmström do for work?

Bengt Holmström worked as economist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Bengt Holmström go to school?

Bengt Holmström was educated at Stanford University[15] and Stanford Graduate School of Business[16].

What awards did Bengt Holmström receive?

Honors received include Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel[18], Fellow of the Econometric Society[19], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[20], and Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland[21].

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