Robert B. Wilson

American economist and Nobel laureate
Person Human Q377265

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
May 16, 1937
Place of birth
Geneva
Country of citizenship
United States[5]
Doctoral advisor
Howard Raiffa[10]
Doctoral student
Claude d'Aspremont Lynden, Bengt Holmström, Paul Milgrom, Jean-Pierre Ponssard, Robert W. Rosenthal, Alvin Eliot Roth, Yuliy Sannikov, John Robert Chamberlin, Robert Gibbons, Muhamet Yıldız, Qingmin Liu, Marciano M. Siniscalchi, Sushil Bikhchandani, Peter C. Cramton, József Sákovics, Christopher Norio Avery, Shinsuke Kambe, Sridhar Moorthy, David Scott Reitman, Robert Ernest Verrecchia, David S. Ahn, Eiichiro Kazumori, Mikhail Mikhailovich Klimenko, Benjamin Golub[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[40]
Family name
Wilson[38]
Given name
Robert[39]
Interested in
economics[41]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[42]
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert B. Wilson ar روبرت ويلسون cs Robert Butler Wilson da Robert Butler Wilson de Robert Butler Wilson fa رابرت بی. ویلسون fr Robert B. Wlison he רוברט ב. וילסון hi रॉबर्ट बी. विल्सन hu Robert Butler Wilson ja ロバート・バトラー・ウィルソン ja ロバート・ウィルソン (経済学者) ko 로버트 버틀러 윌슨 주니어 ko 로버트 B. 윌슨 pl Robert Butler Wilson pl Robert Wilson pt Robert Butler Wilson pt Robert Wilson (economista) ru Роберт Уилсон ru Уилсон, Роберт
🔖 Identifiers · 36
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Academic Tree ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBLP author ID
76/10866
FAST ID
1500936
Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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Google Scholar author ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
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IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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MR Author ID
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
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Munzinger person ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nobel Laureate API ID
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Open Library ID
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RePEc Short-ID
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Sancho el Sabio Foundation ID
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Scopus author ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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ZbMATH author ID
wilson.robert

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Summary

Robert B. Wilson was born on May 16, 1937[1], in Geneva[2]. He has worked as an economist[3] and university teacher[4].

Why It Matters

Robert B. Wilson's notable doctoral advisees include Paul Milgrom[43], an economist[44], b. 1948[45], of United States[46], awarded the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics[47], specialised in economics[48]; Alvin Eliot Roth[49], an economist[50], b. 1951[51], of United States[52], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[53], specialised in economist[54]; Bengt Holmström[55], an economist[56], b. 1949[57], of Finland[58], awarded the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel[59], specialised in economics[60]; and Yuliy Sannikov[61], an economist[62], b. 1978[63], of Ukraine[64], awarded the Fischer Black Prize[65], specialised in mathematical economics[66].

FAQs

Where was Robert B. Wilson born?

Robert B. Wilson's place of birth was Geneva[2].

What did Robert B. Wilson do for work?

Robert B. Wilson worked as an economist[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Robert B. Wilson go to school?

Robert B. Wilson was educated at Harvard College[9].

What awards did Robert B. Wilson receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[11], BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award[12], Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association[13], and Fellow of the Econometric Society[14].

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