Bengt Holmström

Summary

Bengt Holmström is a human^[1]. He was born in Helsinki^[2]. He was born on +1949-04-18T00:00:00Z^[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 (48 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Helsinki^[2], Bengt Holmström…
• Bengt Holmström was born on +1949-04-18T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Bengt Holmström held citizenship in Finland^[7].
• Swedish was Bengt Holmström's native language^[8].
• Bengt Holmström worked as an economist^[4].
• Bengt Holmström worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Bengt Holmström's field of work was economics^[9].
• Bengt Holmström's field of work was theory of the firm^[10].
• Bengt Holmström's field of work was industrial management^[11].
• Among Bengt Holmström's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[12].
• Bengt Holmström was employed by MIT Sloan School of Management^[13].
• Bengt Holmström's education included a stint at Stanford University^[14].
• Bengt Holmström's education included a stint at Stanford Graduate School of Business^[15].
• Bengt Holmström's doctoral advisor was Robert B. Wilson^[16].
• Bengt Holmström received the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel^[17].
• Bengt Holmström received the Fellow of the Econometric Society^[18].
• Bengt Holmström received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19].
• Bengt Holmström received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland^[20].
• Bengt Holmström received the Fisher-Schultz Lecture^[21].
• Bengt Holmström received the Clarivate Citation Laureates^[22].
• Bengt Holmström was a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences^[23].
• Bengt Holmström was a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences^[24].
• Bengt Holmström was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[25].
• Bengt Holmström was a member of Econometric Society^[26].
• Bengt Holmström's image is recorded as Bengt Holmström.jpg^[27].

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Origins and Family

Bengt Holmström was born in Helsinki^[2]. He was born on +1949-04-18T00:00:00Z^[3]. Swedish was his native language^[8].

Education

Educated at Stanford University^[14], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1885^[30], headquartered in Stanford^[31] and Stanford Graduate School of Business^[15], a business school^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1925^[34]. Bengt Holmström's doctoral advisor was Robert B. Wilson^[16]. 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^[9], an academic discipline^[38]; theory of the firm^[10], a theory^[39]; and industrial management^[11], an academic discipline^[40]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[12], a university^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1861^[43], headquartered in Cambridge^[44] and MIT Sloan School of Management^[13], 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^[17], an economics award^[65], in Sweden^[66]; Fellow of the Econometric Society^[18], a fellowship award^[67]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19], a fellowship award^[68]; Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland^[20], a grade of an order^[69], in Finland^[70], founded in 1942^[71]; Fisher-Schultz Lecture^[21], a lecture series^[72]; and Clarivate Citation Laureates^[22], 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 (48 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 20 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^[14] and Stanford Graduate School of Business^[15].

What awards did Bengt Holmström receive?

Honors received include Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel^[17], Fellow of the Econometric Society^[18], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19], and Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland^[20].