Richard Thaler

Summary

Richard Thaler is a human^[1]. He was born in East Orange^[2]. He was born on September 12, 1945^[3]. He worked as an economist^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (243 views/month, #7,046 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Richard Thaler's place of birth was East Orange^[2].
• Richard Thaler was born on September 12, 1945^[3].
• Richard Thaler was born on December 9, 1945^[6].
• Richard Thaler held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Richard Thaler is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group^[8].
• Richard Thaler worked as an economist^[4].
• Richard Thaler's field of work was behavioral economics^[9].
• Richard Thaler's field of work was economics^[10].
• Richard Thaler was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11].
• Richard Thaler was employed by University of Chicago^[12].
• Among Richard Thaler's employers was MIT Sloan School of Management^[13].
• Richard Thaler was employed by Santa Clara University^[14].
• Richard Thaler's education included a stint at Case Western Reserve University^[15].
• Richard Thaler's education included a stint at Newark Academy^[16].
• Richard Thaler's doctoral advisor was Sherwin Rosen^[17].
• Richard Thaler received the Global Economy Prize^[18].
• Richard Thaler received the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel^[19].
• Richard Thaler received the Fellow of the Econometric Society^[20].
• Richard Thaler received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21].
• Richard Thaler received the Clarivate Citation Laureates^[22].
• Richard Thaler was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[23].
• Richard Thaler was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[24].
• Richard Thaler was a member of Econometric Society^[25].
• Richard Thaler's religion is recorded as Judaism^[26].
• Richard Thaler was influenced by Daniel Kahneman^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in East Orange^[2], Richard Thaler… Recorded date of birth include September 12, 1945^[3] and December 9, 1945^[6]. He is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group^[8].

Education

Educated at Case Western Reserve University^[15], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1967^[30], headquartered in Cleveland^[31] and Newark Academy^[16], a school^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1774^[34]. Richard Thaler's doctoral advisor was Sherwin Rosen^[17]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Richard Thaler's professions included economist^[4]. Fields of work include behavioral economics^[9], an academic discipline^[36] and economics^[10], an academic discipline^[37]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11], a university^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1861^[40], headquartered in Cambridge^[41]; University of Chicago^[12], a private university^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1890^[44], headquartered in Chicago^[45]; MIT Sloan School of Management^[13], a business school^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1914^[48], headquartered in Cambridge^[49]; and Santa Clara University^[14], a university^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1851^[52], headquartered in Santa Clara^[53].

Recognition

Awards received include Global Economy Prize^[18], an economics award^[54], founded in 2005^[55]; Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel^[19], an economics award^[56], in Sweden^[57]; Fellow of the Econometric Society^[20], a fellowship award^[58]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21], a fellowship award^[59]; and Clarivate Citation Laureates^[22], a science award^[60], founded in 1989^[61].

Personal Life

Richard Thaler's religion is recorded as Judaism^[26].

Why It Matters

Richard Thaler ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (243 views/month, #7,046 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

He is credited with the discovery of endowment effect^[64], a cognitive bias^[65] and nudge theory^[66], a theory^[67]. Works attributed to him include Nudge^[68], a written work^[69], written by Cass Sunstein^[70] and Misbehaving^[71], a literary work^[72].

FAQs

Where was Richard Thaler born?

Richard Thaler's place of birth was East Orange^[2].

What did Richard Thaler do for work?

Richard Thaler worked as economist^[4].

Where did Richard Thaler go to school?

Richard Thaler was educated at Case Western Reserve University^[15] and Newark Academy^[16].

What awards did Richard Thaler receive?

Honors received include Global Economy Prize^[18], Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel^[19], Fellow of the Econometric Society^[20], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21].

What did Richard Thaler discover?

Richard Thaler is credited as discoverer of endowment effect^[64] and nudge theory^[66].