Public figure, Education
Oliver E. Williamson Gold
American economist (1932–2020)
Oliver E. Williamson was an American economist (1932–2020). Born 1932 in Superior. Associated with Yale University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
- Who is Oliver E. Williamson?
- Oliver E. Williamson was an American economist (1932–2020). Born 1932 in Superior. Associated with Yale University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Pennsylvania.
- What does Oliver E. Williamson do?
- Oliver E. Williamson is known as economist, university teacher.
- Where did Oliver E. Williamson study?
- Oliver E. Williamson studied bachelor's degree at MIT Sloan School of Management.
- What are Oliver E. Williamson's skills?
- microeconomics, contract law, transactional analysis.
- When was Oliver E. Williamson born?
- Oliver E. Williamson was born on 1932-09-27 in Superior.
- What awards has Oliver E. Williamson received?
- Guggenheim Fellowship, H. C. Recktenwald Prize in Economics, Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, Global Economy Prize, John von Neumann Award, and 6 more.
Career and education
SilverCareer
- Yale University
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of Pennsylvania
Education
- bachelor's degreeMIT Sloan School of Management
- Master of Business AdministrationStanford Graduate School of Business
- Doctor of PhilosophyCarnegie Mellon University
- Tepper School of Business
- Superior High School
Public life
Gold- Born
- 1932-09-27, Superior
- Died
- 2020-05-21, Berkeley
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- economist, university teacher
- Affiliations
- National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Econometric Society
- Also known as
- Oliver Williamson, Oliver Eaton Williamson, Williamson, Oliver E., O. Williamson, OE Williamson
Achievements
SilverAwards
- Guggenheim Fellowship 1977
- H. C. Recktenwald Prize in Economics 2004
- Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2009
- Global Economy Prize 2016
- John von Neumann Award 1999
- Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
- Fellow of the Econometric Society 1976
- honorary doctor of the University of Valencia 2004
- Clarivate Citation Laureates 2006
- honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis 2005
- honorary doctor of Paris Dauphine University 2012
Notable work
- Theory of transaction costs
- bounded rationality
Profile
- Languages
- English
- Expertise
- microeconomics, contract law, transactional analysis
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