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Richard Thaler

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Richard H. Thaler (; born September 12, 1945) is an American economist and the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In 2015, Thaler was president of the American Economic Association. Thaler is a theorist in behavioral economics. He has collaborated with Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky, and others in further defining that field. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Thaler is the 110th most popular economist (down from 83rd in 2019), the 1,699th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,101st in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Economist. Learn more about Richard Thaler's academic impact at Rankless.

Richard Thaler is most famous for his work in behavioral economics, which is the study of how people's emotions and psychology influence their economic decisions.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Richard Thaler ranks 110 out of 414. Before her are Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi, Edward C. Prescott, Robert Fogel, W. Edwards Deming, George Akerlof, and John Harsanyi. After her are Bingu wa Mutharika, Friedrich von Wieser, Merton Miller, Lucas Papademos, Daron Acemoglu, and Thomas Schelling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Richard Thaler ranks 100. Before her are Svetlana Gerasimenko, Dirk Benedict, Van Morrison, Pete Townshend, Ferdi Tayfur, and Jacqueline du Pré. After her are Marthe Keller, Micheline Calmy-Rey, Daniel Davis, Go Nagai, Rita Pavone, and Alexey Ekimov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Thaler ranks 1,699 out of 20,380. Before her are Jordan Belfort (1962), Michael Connelly (1956), Robert Anderson (1805), J. Christopher Stevens (1960), Christina Onassis (1950), and K. C. Jones (1932). After her are Pat Nixon (1912), Marshall Rosenberg (1934), Roberts Blossom (1924), Danny Aiello (1933), Harry Carey Jr. (1921), and David Bushnell (1742).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Richard Thaler ranks 35. Before her are Claudia Goldin (1946), Dale T. Mortensen (1939), Edward C. Prescott (1940), Robert Fogel (1926), W. Edwards Deming (1900), and George Akerlof (1940). After her are Merton Miller (1923), Thomas Schelling (1921), Thomas J. Sargent (1943), Douglas McGregor (1906), Michael Spence (1943), and Eugene Fama (1939).

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