Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Kahneman In 2004 | |
| Born | March 5, 1934[1] |
| Nationality | United States, Israel |
| Education | Hebrew University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MA, PhD) |
| Known for | Cognitive biases Behavioral economics Prospect theory Loss aversion |
| Spouse(s) | Ira Kahneman; Anne Treisman (1978–2018, her death) |
| Awards | APA Lifetime Achievement Award (2007) Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2002) Tufts University Leontief Prize (2010) APS Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award (1982) University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award (2003) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology, economics |
| Institutions | Princeton University 1993– University of California, Berkeley 1986–93 University of British Columbia 1978–86 Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences 1972–73 Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1961–77 |
| Thesis | An analytical model of the semantic differential (1961) |
| Doctoral advisor | Susan M. Ervin-Tripp |
| Doctoral students | Anat Ninio Avishai Henik Baruch Fischhoff Ziv Carmon |
| Website | princeton |
Daniel Kahneman (/ˈkɑːnəmən/; Hebrew: דניאל כהנמן; born March 5, 1934) is an Israeli-American psychologist and economist. He won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (shared with Vernon L. Smith). He won the Nobel Prize for studying economics by using tools from psychology.[2]
In 2011, he was named by Foreign Policy magazine in its list of top global thinkers. In the same year, his book Thinking, Fast and Slow, which summarizes much of his research, was published and became a best seller.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2002". NobelPrize.org.
- ↑ "The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2002". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ↑ "The New York Times Best Seller List – December 25, 2011" (PDF). www.hawes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
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