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Dale T. Mortensen

Dale T. Mortensen received the 2010 prize in Economic Sciences. This profile brings together the official award record and attributed background on the economist’s work and career.

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PROFILE / FACT FILE

Personal and professional profile

Name: Dale T. Mortensen [1]
Full name: Dale T. Mortensen [2]
Birth date: 1939-02-02 [2]
Birthplace: Enterprise, OR, USA [2]
Education: Carnegie Mellon University; Tepper School of Business; Willamette University [3]
Fields / occupation: professor; economist; university teacher [3]
Prize: Economic Sciences · 2010 [2]
Research recognized: for their analysis of markets with search frictions [2]
Prize share: 1/3 [2]
Affiliation at the award: Northwestern University, Aarhus University [2]
Death date: 2014-01-09 [2]
Institutions in career record: Aarhus University; Northwestern University [3]

Research, education and career background

Dale Thomas Mortensen (February 2, 1939 – January 9, 2014) was an American economist, a professor at Northwestern University, and a winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. [4]

Selected introductory text by Wikipedia contributors — Dale T. Mortensen, 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 2010 and lists Northwestern University, Aarhus University 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

1939-02-02
Birth date recorded in the official Nobel biography. [2]
2010-10-11
Economic Sciences award announced. [2]
2014-01-09
Death date recorded in the official Nobel biography. [2]

Source-supported connections

Dale T. Mortensen → Affiliation at the 2010 award → Northwestern University [2]

Dale T. Mortensen → Affiliation at the 2010 award → Aarhus University [2]

Frequently asked questions

When did Dale T. Mortensen receive the prize in Economic Sciences?

The official award record gives the year as 2010. [2]

Which institution was Dale T. Mortensen affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?

Northwestern University, Aarhus University. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]

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