Robert W. Fogel
Robert W. Fogel received the 1993 prize in Economic Sciences. This profile brings together the official award record and attributed background on the economist’s work and career.
Personal and professional profile
- Name
- Robert W. Fogel [1]
- Full name
- Robert W. Fogel [2]
- Birth date
- 1927-07-01 [2]
- Birthplace
- New York, NY, USA [2]
- Education
- Stuyvesant High School; Johns Hopkins University; Columbia University; Cornell University [3]
- Fields / occupation
- economist; historian; university teacher; economic historian; writer; political economist [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 1993 [2]
- Research recognized
- for having renewed research in economic history by applying economic theory and quantitative methods in order to explain economic and institutional change [2]
- Prize share
- 1/2 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- University of Chicago [2]
- Death date
- 2013-06-11 [2]
- Institutions in career record
- University of Chicago; University of Rochester; Johns Hopkins University; Columbia University; Harvard University; University of Cambridge [3]
Research, education and career background
Robert William Fogel (; July 1, 1926 – June 11, 2013) was an American economic historian and winner (with Douglass North) of the 1993 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. As of his death, he was the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of American Institutions and director of the Center for Population Economics (CPE) at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He is best known as an advocate of cliometrics, an approach to history emphasizing the use of quantitative methods. [4]
Selected introductory text by Wikipedia contributors — Robert Fogel, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official facts are cited separately.
Award and academic affiliation
The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 1993 and lists University of Chicago as the affiliation at the time. [2]
An affiliation attached to an award describes that point in the person’s career; it does not establish a current appointment. [2]
Education and career timeline
Source-supported connections
Frequently asked questions
When did Robert W. Fogel receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 1993. [2]
Which institution was Robert W. Fogel affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
University of Chicago. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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Sources and review dates
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