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Alvin E. Roth

1951 - Today

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Alvin Eliot Roth (born December 18, 1951) is an American academic. He is the Craig and Susan McCaw professor of economics at Stanford University and the Gund professor of economics and business administration emeritus at Harvard University. He was President of the American Economic Association in 2017. Roth has made significant contributions to the fields of game theory, market design and experimental economics, and is known for his emphasis on applying economic theory to solutions for "real-world" problems. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alvin E. Roth is the 208th most popular economist (up from 210th in 2019), the 3,780th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,432nd in 2019) and the 69th most popular American Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Alvin E. Roth ranks 208 out of 414. Before him are Alvin Hansen, Lars Peter Hansen, Gustave de Molinari, Israel Kirzner, Paul Milgrom, and Paul Douglas. After him are Raúl Prebisch, Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, Frank Knight, Fritz Machlup, Giovanni Arrighi, and Abba P. Lerner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Alvin E. Roth ranks 170. Before him are Bill Walker, Phankham Viphavanh, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Danilo Medina, Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, and Jeanette. After him are Andy Thomas, Orson Scott Card, Patriarch Daniel of Romania, Fabrice Luchini, Rajnath Singh, and Keb' Mo'.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alvin E. Roth ranks 3,780 out of 20,380. Before him are Jerome Kern (1885), Tracey Adams (1958), Richard Bull (1924), Paul Douglas (1892), Gil Birmingham (1953), and Jack Klugman (1922). After him are Jim Thompson (1906), Gina Gershon (1962), Richard Roundtree (1942), William Baldwin (1963), Reggie Fils-Aimé (1961), and Mel Blanc (1908).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Alvin E. Roth ranks 69. Before him are Benjamin Tucker (1854), John Bates Clark (1847), Alvin Hansen (1887), Lars Peter Hansen (1952), Paul Milgrom (1948), and Paul Douglas (1892). After him are Frank Knight (1885), David D. Friedman (1945), Mancur Olson (1932), Henry Hazlitt (1894), William Baumol (1922), and Paul Romer (1955).

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