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'''Roger Bruce Myerson''' (born March 29, 1951) is an [[United States|American]] [[economist]] and professor at the University of Chicago. He holds the title of The Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and [[College of the University of Chicago|the College]] and [[Harris School of Public Policy Studies|Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies]]<ref name=MyersonProfile>{{cite web|url=https://economics.uchicago.edu/directory/roger-b-myerson|title=Prof. Myerson's University of Chicago Department of Economics Profile}}</ref>. In 2007, he was the winner of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel with [[Leonid Hurwicz]] and [[Eric Maskin]] for "having laid the foundations of [[mechanism design]] theory."<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2007/press.html |title=The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2007 |date=October 15, 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-15 |publisher=[[Nobel Foundation]]}}</ref>
'''Roger Bruce Myerson''' (born 1951) is an [[United States|American]] [[economist]] and professor at the University of Chicago. He holds the title of The Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and [[College of the University of Chicago|the College]] and [[Harris School of Public Policy Studies|Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies]]<ref name=MyersonProfile>{{cite web|url=https://economics.uchicago.edu/directory/roger-b-myerson|title=Prof. Myerson's University of Chicago Department of Economics Profile}}</ref>. In 2007, he was the winner of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel with [[Leonid Hurwicz]] and [[Eric Maskin]] for "having laid the foundations of [[mechanism design]] theory."<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2007/press.html |title=The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2007 |date=October 15, 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-15 |publisher=[[Nobel Foundation]]}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Roger Myerson was born on March 29, 1951, in Boston, to a [[Jewish]] family. He attended [[Harvard University]], where he received his [[Bachelor of Arts|A.B.]], ''[[summa cum laude]]'', and [[Master of Science|S.M.]] in [[applied mathematics]] in 1973. He completed his [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in applied mathematics from Harvard University in 1976.<ref>http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/pritzker-military-presents/front-center-john-callaway-global-economic-crisis/</ref> His doctorate thesis was ''A Theory of Cooperative Games''.<ref name="CV">{{cite web |url=http://home.uchicago.edu/~rmyerson/research/rbmvita.pdf |title=Curriculum Vitae of Roger Myerson |accessdate=2008-08-15 |publisher=}}</ref>
Roger Myerson was born in 1951 in Boston, to a [[Jewish]] family. He attended [[Harvard University]], where he received his [[Bachelor of Arts|A.B.]], ''[[summa cum laude]]'', and [[Master of Science|S.M.]] in [[applied mathematics]] in 1973. He completed his [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in applied mathematics from Harvard University in 1976.<ref>http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/pritzker-military-presents/front-center-john-callaway-global-economic-crisis/</ref> His doctorate thesis was ''A Theory of Cooperative Games''.<ref name="CV">{{cite web |url=http://home.uchicago.edu/~rmyerson/research/rbmvita.pdf |title=Curriculum Vitae of Roger Myerson |accessdate=2008-08-15 |publisher=}}</ref>


From 1976 to 2001, Myerson was a professor of economics at [[Northwestern University]]'s [[Kellogg School of Management]], where he conducted much of his Nobel-winning research.<ref>[http://www.juf.org/news/local.aspx?id=27784&terms=Roger+Myerson JUF News: Nobel Prize winners have Jewish, Chicago connections]</ref> From 1978 to 1979, he was Visiting Researcher at [[Bielefeld University]]. He was Visiting Professor of Economics at the [[University of Chicago]] from 1985–86 and from 2000–01. He became Professor of Economics at Chicago in 2001. Currently, he is the Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago.<ref name="CV"/>
From 1976 to 2001, Myerson was a professor of economics at [[Northwestern University]]'s [[Kellogg School of Management]], where he conducted much of his Nobel-winning research.<ref>[http://www.juf.org/news/local.aspx?id=27784&terms=Roger+Myerson JUF News: Nobel Prize winners have Jewish, Chicago connections]</ref> From 1978 to 1979, he was Visiting Researcher at [[Bielefeld University]]. He was Visiting Professor of Economics at the [[University of Chicago]] from 1985–86 and from 2000–01. He became Professor of Economics at Chicago in 2001. Currently, he is the Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago.<ref name="CV"/>

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Roger Myerson
BornError: Need valid birth date: year, month, day
NationalityUnited States
Academic career
FieldGame theory
InstitutionUniversity of Chicago
Northwestern University
Alma materHarvard University (AB, SM, PhD)
Doctoral
advisor
Kenneth Arrow
Doctoral
students
Scott E. Page
ContributionsMechanism design
AwardsNobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2007)
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Roger Bruce Myerson (born 1951) is an American economist and professor at the University of Chicago. He holds the title of The Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and the College and Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies[1]. In 2007, he was the winner of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel with Leonid Hurwicz and Eric Maskin for "having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory."[2]

Biography

Roger Myerson was born in 1951 in Boston, to a Jewish family. He attended Harvard University, where he received his A.B., summa cum laude, and S.M. in applied mathematics in 1973. He completed his Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Harvard University in 1976.[3] His doctorate thesis was A Theory of Cooperative Games.[4]

From 1976 to 2001, Myerson was a professor of economics at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, where he conducted much of his Nobel-winning research.[5] From 1978 to 1979, he was Visiting Researcher at Bielefeld University. He was Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago from 1985–86 and from 2000–01. He became Professor of Economics at Chicago in 2001. Currently, he is the Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago.[4]

Bank of Sweden Nobel Memorial Prize

Myerson was one of the three winners of the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, the other two being Leonid Hurwicz of the University of Minnesota, and Eric Maskin of the Institute for Advanced Study. He was awarded the prize for his contributions to mechanism design theory.[6]

Myerson made a path-breaking contribution to mechanism design theory when he discovered a fundamental connection between the allocation to be implemented and the monetary transfers needed to induce informed agents to reveal their information truthfully. Mechanism design theory allows for people to distinguish situations in which markets work well from those in which they do not. The theory has helped economists identify efficient trading mechanisms, regulation schemes, and voting procedures. Today, the theory plays a central role in many areas of economics and parts of political science.[6]

Personal life

In 1980, Myerson married Regina (Weber) and the couple had two children, Daniel and Rebecca.[7]

Publications

Game theory and mechanism design

He wrote a general textbook on game theory in 1991, and has also written on the history of game theory, including his review of the origins and significance of noncooperative game theory.[8] He also served on the editorial board of the International Journal of Game Theory for ten years.

Myerson has worked on economic analysis of political institutions and written several major survey papers:

His recent work on democratization has raised critical questions about American policy in occupied Iraq:

Books
  • Game theory: analysis of conflict. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press. 1991. ISBN 9780674728615.
  • Probability models for economic decisions. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Brooke/Cole. 2005. ISBN 9780534423810.

Concepts named after him

See also

References