Roger Bruce Myerson (born March 29, 1951) is an American
economist
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The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this field there are ...
and professor at the University of Chicago. He holds the title of the David L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts in the
Harris School of Public Policy, the Griffin Department of Economics, and
the college.
Previously, he held the title The Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor of Economics.
In 2007, he was the winner of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel with
Leonid Hurwicz
Leonid Hurwicz (; August 21, 1917 – June 24, 2008) was a Polish-American economist and mathematician, known for his work in game theory and mechanism design. He originated the concept of incentive compatibility, and showed how desired outcome ...
and
Eric Maskin
Eric Stark Maskin (born December 12, 1950) is an American economist and mathematician. He was jointly awarded the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Leonid Hurwicz and Roger Myerson "for having laid the foundations of mechanism ...
for "having laid the foundations of
mechanism design theory." He was elected a Member of the
American Philosophical Society
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in 2019.
Biography
Roger Myerson was born in 1951 in Boston. He attended
Harvard University
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, where he received his
A.B., ''
summa cum laude
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