Vernon H. Smith

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Economist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:George_Mason_University
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Kansas
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Memorial_Prize_in_Economic_Sciences
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Wichita,_Kansas
gptkbp:born January 1, 1927
gptkbp:career_start 1950s
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:contribution Studies on economic behavior
Research on economic institutions
Research on public policy.
Research on public goods
Work on regulatory economics
Research on behavioral finance
Analysis of market efficiency
Research on decision-making processes
Research on economic modeling
Studies on market dynamics
Studies on economic forecasting
Studies on economic policy
Studies on information asymmetry
Development of market mechanisms
Pioneering work in experimental economics
Research on auction design
Research on experimental auctions
Research on institutional economics
Research on market power
Research on market regulation
Studies on bargaining behavior
Studies on economic history
Studies on experimental design
Studies on game theory
Studies on social choice theory
Understanding of price formation
gptkbp:death_place Still living
gptkbp:field Economics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vernon H. Smith
gptkbp:influenced Behavioral economics
Experimental methods in economics
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkbp:involvement Public choice theory
Market experiments
gptkbp:known_for Experimental economics
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:Lars_Peter_Hansen
gptkb:David_K._Levine
gptkb:Charles_R._Plott
gptkb:John_D._Hey
James C. Cox
gptkbp:notable_works An Experimental Study of Competitive Market Behavior
gptkbp:research_focus Market design
Auction theory
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Patricia_Smith
gptkbp:website http://www.gmu.edu
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