Robert Aumann
Robert John Aumann (Hebrew name: ישראל אומן, Yisrael Aumann; born June 8, 1930) is an Israeli-American mathematician, and a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences. He is a professor at the Center for the Study of Rationality in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. He also holds a visiting position at Stony Brook University, and is one of the founding members of the Stony Brook Center for Game Theory.
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Aumann in 2015 | |
| Born | Robert John Aumann 8 June 1930 |
| Nationality | Israeli, American |
| Alma mater | City College of New York (BSc) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MSc, PhD) |
| Awards | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics John von Neumann Theory Prize Harvey Prize in Science and Technology Israel Prize for Economical Research |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematical economics Game theory |
| Institutions | Hebrew University of Jerusalem Stony Brook University |
| Doctoral advisor | George Whitehead, Jr. |
| Doctoral students | David Schmeidler Sergiu Hart Abraham Neyman Yair Tauman |
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| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Aumann received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2005 for his work on conflict and cooperation through game theory analysis. He shared the prize with Thomas Schelling.
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