Robert Vickrey

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gptkbp:instanceOf Economist
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Paul_Samuelson
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:John_Bates_Clark_Medal
gptkbp:born June 16, 1916
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Welfare economics
Information economics
Mechanism design
Public economics
gptkbp:died October 30, 2011
gptkbp:employees gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:field Economics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Vickrey
gptkbp:influenced Behavioral economics
Decision theory
Economic theory
Social choice theory
Economic policy
Game theory
Information asymmetry
Public choice theory
Risk analysis
Public finance
Political economy
Utility theory
Public goods theory
Market design
Auction theory
Contract theory
Market failure theory
Experimental economics
Mechanism design theory
Taxation theory
Externalities theory
Collective choice theory
Regulation theory
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Vickrey_auction
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Richard_Thaler
gptkb:Eric_Maskin
gptkb:Leonard_J._Savage
gptkbp:researchFocus Auction theory
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Miriam_Vickrey
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Economic_Sciences