Robert Gibbons (economist)

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Robert Gibbons
Born	(1958-06-22) June 22, 1958 (age 67)
Nationality	American
Academic background
Education	Stanford Graduate School of Business Cambridge University Harvard University
Doctoral advisor	David M. Kreps Robert B. Wilson

Robert S. Gibbons (born June 22, 1958) is an American economist, currently the Sloan Distinguished Professor of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ^{[2] [3]} He launched the Working Group on Organizational Economics at the National Bureau of Economic Research in 2002, and was its director until 2022. ^[4]

Education

• Ph.D. (Decision Sciences), Stanford Graduate School of Business, September 1985.
• M.Phil. (Economics, with honours), Cambridge University, June 1981.
• A.B. (Applied Mathematics, magna cum laude), Harvard University, June 1980.

Selected publications

• "Robert Gibbons". Google Scholar.
• Gibbons, Robert (1992) Game Theory for Applied Economists, Princeton University Press ^[5] (The non US version is A Primer in Game Theory)

References

1. "Robert Gibbons Doctoral Students". mathgenealogy. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
2. "Robert Gibbons". mit.edu. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
3. "Robert Gibbons". mit.edu. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
4. "Sadun to Direct Working Group on Organizational Economics". NBER. December 31, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
5. Robert Gibbons (July 13, 1992). Game Theory for Applied Economists. Princeton University Press. ISBN   1-4008-3588-7.