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Jon Elster

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Jon Elster (; born 22 February 1940) is a Norwegian philosopher and political theorist who holds the Robert K. Merton professorship of Social Science at Columbia University and since 2005 professor of social science at the Collège de France. He received his PhD in social science from the École Normale Superieure in 1972. He has previously taught at the University of Paris, the University of Oslo, and the University of Chicago, where he became professor of political science in 1984. Since 1995, he has held the Robert K. Merton professorship of Social Science at Columbia University, as well as being professor of social science at the Collège de France since 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jon Elster is the 227th most popular economist (down from 206th in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from Norway (down from 160th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Norwegian Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Jon Elster ranks 227 out of 414. Before him are William Baumol, Martín de Azpilcueta, Bertrand de Jouvenel, E. F. Schumacher, Ferdinando Galiani, and Gian Domenico Romagnosi. After him are Paul Romer, Peter Senge, Hyman Minsky, Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury, Thomas Sowell, and Paul Volcker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Jon Elster ranks 232. Before him are Jaime Roldós Aguilera, Robert Walker, Charles Robert Jenkins, John Havlicek, Roger Ailes, and Michel Micombero. After him are Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Stan Mikita, Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, Bob Hewitt, Thelma Schoonmaker, and Nicola Di Bari.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Jon Elster ranks 201 out of 1,039. Before him are Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818), Helge Løvland (1890), Þorbjörn Hornklofi (900), Sigurd Hoel (1890), Jacob Tullin Thams (1898), and Johan Bojer (1872). After him are Fred Anton Maier (1938), Gunnar Staalesen (1947), Åge Hareide (1953), Arne Brustad (1912), Oddbjørn Hagen (1908), and Egil Danielsen (1933).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Norway

Among economists born in Norway, Jon Elster ranks 4. Before him are Ragnar Frisch (1895), Trygve Haavelmo (1911), and Finn E. Kydland (1943).

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