Eric S. Maskin
Eric S. Maskin received the 2007 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
- Eric S. Maskin [1]
- Full name
- Eric S. Maskin [2]
- Birth date
- 1950-12-12 [2]
- Birthplace
- New York, NY, USA [2]
- Education
- Elisabeth Morrow School; Tenafly High School; Harvard University; Harvard College [3]
- Fields / occupation
- economist; researcher [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 2007 [2]
- Research recognized
- for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory [2]
- Prize share
- 1/3 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- Institute for Advanced Study [2]
- Institutions in career record
- Santa Fe Institute; Institute for Advanced Study; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Harvard University; University of Cambridge; Princeton University [3]
Research, education and career background
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 design theory". He is the Adams University Professor and Professor of Economics and Mathematics at Harvard University. [4]
Until 2011, he was the Albert O. Hirschman Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, and a visiting lecturer with the rank of professor at Princeton University. [4]
Selected introductory text by Wikipedia contributors — Eric Maskin, 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 2007 and lists Institute for Advanced Study 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 Eric S. Maskin receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 2007. [2]
Which institution was Eric S. Maskin affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
Institute for Advanced Study. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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Sources and review dates
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