Bengt Holmström
Bengt Holmström received the 2016 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
- Bengt Holmström [1]
- Full name
- Bengt Holmström [2]
- Birth date
- 1949-04-18 [2]
- Birthplace
- Helsinki, Finland [2]
- Education
- Stanford Graduate School of Business; University of Helsinki; Stanford University [3]
- Fields / occupation
- economist; university teacher [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 2016 [2]
- Research recognized
- for their contributions to contract theory [2]
- Prize share
- 1/2 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) [2]
- Institutions in career record
- Northwestern University (1979–1980); Hanken School of Economics (1978–1979); Northwestern University (1980–1983); Ahlstrom-Munksjö (1972–1974); MIT Sloan School of Management (1994–end not recorded); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1994–end not recorded) [3]
Research, education and career background
Bengt Robert Holmström (born 18 April 1949) is a Finnish economist who is currently Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics (Emeritus) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Together with Oliver Hart, he received the Central Bank of Sweden Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2016. [4]
Selected introductory text by Wikipedia contributors — Bengt Holmström, 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 2016 and lists Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 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
Birth date recorded in the official Nobel biography. [2]
Education period at University of Helsinki ended (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Ahlstrom-Munksjö began (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Ahlstrom-Munksjö ended (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Hanken School of Economics began (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Northwestern University began (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Hanken School of Economics ended (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Northwestern University ended (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Northwestern University began (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Northwestern University ended (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Yale University began (background record). [3]
Economic Sciences award announced. [2]
Source-supported connections
Frequently asked questions
When did Bengt Holmström receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 2016. [2]
Which institution was Bengt Holmström affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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Sources and review dates
- Nobel Prize — official biography and award record ↗
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Reviewed 23 October 2026. Historical dates and award-time affiliations retain their original context. A review date is not an event date. Background sources are identified separately from official records.