Francis A. Walker Medal
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The Francis A. Walker Medal is a prestigious economics award given by the American Economic Association to recognize outstanding contributions to economic research.
All labels observed (1)
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| Francis A. Walker Medal canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Francis A. Walker Medal Context triple: [Theodore Schultz, awardReceived, Francis A. Walker Medal]
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A.
Irving Fisher Award
The Irving Fisher Award is an economics prize recognizing outstanding research contributions in the field, particularly in areas related to macroeconomics and financial economics.
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B.
Frederic Ives Medal
The Frederic Ives Medal is a prestigious award in the field of optics, presented by the Optical Society of America to honor outstanding contributions to the science of optics.
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C.
John Bates Clark Medal
The John Bates Clark Medal is a prestigious American economics award given annually to an economist under the age of forty for significant contributions to economic thought and knowledge.
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D.
Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal
The Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal is an American Chemical Society award that honors distinguished service and exceptional contributions by women chemists.
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E.
Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal
The Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal is a prestigious scientific award presented by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for distinguished work in zoology or paleontology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Francis A. Walker Medal Target entity description: The Francis A. Walker Medal is a prestigious economics award given by the American Economic Association to recognize outstanding contributions to economic research.
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A.
Irving Fisher Award
The Irving Fisher Award is an economics prize recognizing outstanding research contributions in the field, particularly in areas related to macroeconomics and financial economics.
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B.
Frederic Ives Medal
The Frederic Ives Medal is a prestigious award in the field of optics, presented by the Optical Society of America to honor outstanding contributions to the science of optics.
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C.
John Bates Clark Medal
The John Bates Clark Medal is a prestigious American economics award given annually to an economist under the age of forty for significant contributions to economic thought and knowledge.
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D.
Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal
The Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal is an American Chemical Society award that honors distinguished service and exceptional contributions by women chemists.
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E.
Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal
The Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal is a prestigious scientific award presented by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for distinguished work in zoology or paleontology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic award
ⓘ
economics award ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding contributions to economic research ⓘ |
| awardingBodyField | economics ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | professional association ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| discipline | economic research ⓘ |
| field | economics ⓘ |
| firstRecipient | Wesley Clair Mitchell ⓘ |
| frequency | irregular ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| lastAwarded | 1982 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Francis A. Walker
ⓘ
linked to:
Francis Amasa Walker
|
| namedAfterOccupation |
economist
ⓘ
educator ⓘ statistician ⓘ |
| namedAfterRole | second president of the American Economic Association ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
James Tobin
ⓘ
Kenneth J. Arrow ⓘ
linked to:
Kenneth Arrow
Milton Friedman ⓘ Paul A. Samuelson ⓘ
linked to:
Paul Samuelson
Simon Kuznets ⓘ Tjalling C. Koopmans ⓘ |
| presentedBy | American Economic Association ⓘ |
| purpose | to recognize outstanding contributions to economic research ⓘ |
| scope | international recognition within the economics profession ⓘ |
| selectionBasis | scholarly contributions to economics ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
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Subject: Francis A. Walker Medal Description of subject: The Francis A. Walker Medal is a prestigious economics award given by the American Economic Association to recognize outstanding contributions to economic research.
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