Paul Milgrom

American economist · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1948 · age 78

Paul Robert Milgrom is an American economist. He is the Shirley and Leonard Ely Professor of Humanities and Sciences at the Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences, a position he has held since 1987.

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2020Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred NobelAward2018John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of ScienceAward2012BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge AwardAward2008Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in EconomicsAward2007Clarivate Citation LaureatesAward1983Fellow of the Econometric SocietyAward1980Savage AwardAward1948Born20 April 1948

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Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel2020

John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science2018

BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award2012

Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics2008

Clarivate Citation Laureates2007

Fellow of the Econometric Society1983

Savage Award1980

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Guggenheim Fellowship

Fisher-Schultz Lecture

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He is a professor in the Stanford School of Engineering as well and a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Research. Milgrom is an expert in game theory, specifically auction theory and pricing strategies. He is the winner of the 2020 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, together with Robert B. Wilson, "for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats".

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