Eric Maskin
Eric Maskin · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Nobel laureate (2007) for developing the theory of mechanism design
1950, New York City, USA
United States
Eric Maskin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Nobel laureate (2007) for developing the theory of mechanism design
Eric Maskin, from a Jewish family and raised in New Jersey, is an economist at Harvard. He helped create the theory of mechanism design, which works backwards from a desired social outcome to design the rules of a market, auction or voting system so that self-interested participants are led to produce it. This framework guides the design of auctions, regulation and elections, and he shared the 2007 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
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Nobel laureate (2007) for developing the theory of mechanism design
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Economics
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