External links
- Game Theory course by Benjamin Polak with video lectures, at Open Yale Courses
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| Provost of Yale University | |
| In office 2013–2020 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Salovey |
| Succeeded by | Scott Strobel |
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| Born | 22 December 1961 |
| Education | Trinity College,Cambridge (BA) Northwestern University (MA) Harvard University (PhD) |
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| Children | 3 [1] |
| Awards | DeVane Medal (2005) for teaching [2] |
| Fields | decision theory,game theory and economic history |
| Institutions | New Economic School University of Melbourne Yale University |
| Thesis | Problems from the history of capital markets (1992) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jeffrey G. Williamson [3] |
| Doctoral students | Marzena Rostek |
Benjamin "Ben" Polak (born 22 December 1961) is a British professor of economics and management and former provost at Yale University. From 1999 to 2001 Polak was the Henry Kohn Associate Professor of Economics [4] [5] and is now the inaugural William C. Brainard Professor of Economics. [6] In January 2013,he became the Provost of Yale University. [7]
Polak specialises in microeconomic theory,has published 19 peer-reviewed papers in leading journals,and is Associate editor of the Journal of Economic Theory.[ citation needed ]
In 2021 it was reported that Polak was responsible for Yale's decision to terminate the Yale Boswell Editions project,founded in 1949. [8]
In fall 2007,Polak participated in the Open Yale Courses initiative,recording the 24 lecture series and making all course materials freely available on the Internet. [9] Polak describes the motivation for his participation in the scheme as delivering an Ivy League standard education to a wider audience,"It’s not the full Yale experience,unfortunately,but it’s something."[ citation needed ]
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