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Robert B. Wilson

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Robert Butler "Bob" Wilson, Jr. (born May 16, 1937) is an American economist who is the Adams Distinguished Professor of Management, Emeritus at Stanford University. He was jointly awarded the 2020 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, together with his Stanford colleague and former student Paul R. Milgrom, "for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats". Two more of his students, Alvin E. Roth and Bengt Holmström, are also Nobel Laureates in their own right. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert B. Wilson is the 171st most popular economist (up from 186th in 2019), the 2,791st most popular biography from United States (up from 2,889th in 2019) and the 58th most popular American Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Robert B. Wilson ranks 171 out of 414. Before him are Ernest Mandel, William Beveridge, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Ernst Engel, Raymond Barre, and Oskar R. Lange. After him are Michał Kalecki, Harriet Martineau, Henry Sidgwick, Henry George, Jim Rogers, and Oliver Hart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Robert B. Wilson ranks 128. Before him are Francis Veber, Amos Tversky, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Petros Markaris, Olusegun Obasanjo, and Billy Meier. After him are Joseph Kobzon, Bella Akhmadulina, Emerich Jenei, Lajos Portisch, Naji al-Ali, and Baden Powell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert B. Wilson ranks 2,791 out of 20,380. Before him are James Levine (1943), Benjamin Spock (1903), E. E. Cummings (1894), Gordon Cooper (1927), Richard Bassett (1745), and Nancy Roman (1925). After him are Brittany Murphy (1977), Tito Jackson (1953), Dexter Gordon (1923), Ellison Onizuka (1946), Rex Tillerson (1952), and Martin Ritt (1914).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Robert B. Wilson ranks 58. Before him are Roger Myerson (1951), Eric Maskin (1950), Vernon L. Smith (1927), Daniel McFadden (1937), Greg Mankiw (1958), and Robert C. Merton (1944). After him are Henry George (1839), Jim Rogers (1942), Peter Navarro (1949), Daniel Ellsberg (1931), Benjamin Tucker (1854), and John Bates Clark (1847).

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