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Jean Tirole

1953 - Today

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Jean Tirole (born 9 August 1953) is a French economist who is currently a professor of economics at Toulouse 1 Capitole University. He focuses on industrial organization, game theory, banking and finance, and psychology. In particular, he focuses on the regulation of economic activity in a way that does not hinder innovation while maintaining fair rules. Tirole's work is largely theoretical and explored in mathematical models, not empirical research. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Tirole is the 125th most popular economist (down from 121st in 2019), the 1,457th most popular biography from France (up from 1,503rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Economist. Learn more about Jean Tirole's academic impact at Rankless.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Jean Tirole ranks 125 out of 414. Before him are Lorenz von Stein, Knut Wicksell, Thomas J. Sargent, James Mirrlees, Douglas McGregor, and Hermann Heinrich Gossen. After him are James Mill, Oskar Morgenstern, Gottfried Feder, Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play, Clive Granger, and William Phillips.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Jean Tirole ranks 66. Before him are Tony Shalhoub, José María Aznar, Aleksandr Akimov, András Schiff, Armen Sarkissian, and Tchéky Karyo. After him are Hans Krankl, Najib Razak, László Bölöni, James Foley, Bill Pullman, and Kristalina Georgieva.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Tirole ranks 1,457 out of 6,770. Before him are Peter I, Duke of Bourbon (1311), Guillaume de Nogaret (1260), Anne Parillaud (1960), Paul-Jacques Curie (1855), Bernard of Italy (797), and Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (1517). After him are Pierre-Narcisse Guérin (1774), Pierre Larousse (1817), Francis II, Duke of Brittany (1435), Blaise de Vigenère (1523), Ernest Meissonier (1815), and Robert III, Count of Flanders (1249).

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Among ECONOMISTS In France

Among economists born in France, Jean Tirole ranks 13. Before him are Léon Walras (1834), Jacques Delors (1925), Dominique Strauss-Kahn (1949), Frédéric Bastiat (1801), Gérard Debreu (1921), and Jean-Claude Trichet (1942). After him are Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play (1806), Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay (1712), Michel Camdessus (1933), Thomas Piketty (1971), Clément Juglar (1819), and Pierre Leroux (1797).

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