Lloyd Shapley
American economist and mathematician · United States · On the map · Academics · Lived 1923 to 2016 · aged 92
Lloyd Stowell Shapley was an American mathematician and Nobel Memorial Prize-winning economist. He contributed to the fields of mathematical economics and especially game theory.
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Shapley is generally considered one of the most important contributors to the development of game theory since the work of von Neumann and Morgenstern. With Alvin E. Roth, Shapley won the 2012 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences "for the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design."
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Martin ChalfieBoth received Golden Goose Award
Robert C. MertonBoth received Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
Daniel McFaddenBoth received Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
Thomas D. BrockBoth received Golden Goose AwardRobert B. WilsonBoth received Golden Goose Award
Myron ScholesBoth received Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel