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Vernon L. Smith

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Vernon Lomax Smith (born January 1, 1927) is an American economist who is currently a professor of economics and law at Chapman University. He was formerly the McLellan/Regent's Professor of Economics at the University of Arizona, a professor of economics and law at George Mason University, and a board member of the Mercatus Center. Along with Daniel Kahneman, Smith won the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to behavioral economics and his work in the field of experimental economics, which helped establish “laboratory experiments as a tool in empirical economic analysis, especially in the study of alternative market mechanisms”. Smith is the founder and president of the International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics (IFREEE), a member of the Independent Institute’s board of advisors, and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington D.C. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vernon L. Smith is the 158th most popular economist (down from 144th in 2019), the 2,328th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,009th in 2019) and the 54th most popular American Economist.

Vernon L. Smith is most famous for his work on experimental economics. He has been a professor at the University of Arizona since 1969 and is the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economics.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Vernon L. Smith ranks 158 out of 414. Before him are Jacques Attali, Robert F. Engle, Christopher A. Sims, Roger Myerson, Angus Deaton, and Eric Maskin. After him are Daniel McFadden, Richard Cantillon, Greg Mankiw, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Robert C. Merton, and Gustav von Schmoller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Vernon L. Smith ranks 107. Before him are Jerry Stiller, Eartha Kitt, Paul Badura-Skoda, Pierre Alechinsky, Thomas Luckmann, and Gabdulkhay Akhatov. After him are Dick Bruna, Odvar Nordli, Thanin Kraivichien, Bob Fosse, Dana Elcar, and Margaret Keane.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Vernon L. Smith ranks 2,328 out of 20,380. Before him are Levi Lincoln Sr. (1749), Meir Kahane (1932), Nick Carter (1980), Leland Stanford (1824), Gary Ridgway (1949), and Flannery O'Connor (1925). After him are Sarah Wayne Callies (1977), Tom Regan (1938), Michelle Rodriguez (1978), Janet Jackson (1966), MrBeast (1998), and Isamu Noguchi (1904).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Vernon L. Smith ranks 54. Before him are Ben Bernanke (1953), Peter Diamond (1940), Robert F. Engle (1942), Christopher A. Sims (1942), Roger Myerson (1951), and Eric Maskin (1950). After him are Daniel McFadden (1937), Greg Mankiw (1958), Robert C. Merton (1944), Robert B. Wilson (1937), Henry George (1839), and Jim Rogers (1942).

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