John Asker

economist (University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA))
Person human Q41805357
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Summary

John Asker is a human[1]. He worked as an economist[2] and university teacher[3].

Key Facts

  • John Asker's professions included economist[2].
  • John Asker's professions included university teacher[3].
  • John Asker's field of work was economics[4].
  • John Asker's field of work was competition policy[5].
  • John Asker's field of work was industrial organization[6].
  • John Asker was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[7].
  • Among John Asker's employers was National Bureau of Economic Research[8].
  • John Asker's doctoral advisor was Ariel Pakes[9].
  • John Asker received the Fellow of the Econometric Society[10].
  • John Asker was a member of Econometric Society[11].
  • John Asker is recorded as male[12].
  • John Asker's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Asker supervised Selvin Akkuş Clemens as a doctoral student[14].
  • John Asker supervised Lai Jiang as a doctoral student[15].
  • John Asker supervised Krzysztof Wozniak as a doctoral student[16].
  • John Asker supervised Ksenia Shakhgildyan as a doctoral student[17].
  • John Asker's family name is recorded as Asker[18].
  • John Asker's given name is recorded as John[19].
  • John Asker's given name is recorded as William[20].
  • John Asker's professorship is recorded as Armen A. Alchian Chair in Economic Theory[21].
  • John Asker's official website is recorded as http://www.johnasker.com/[22].
  • John Asker's work location is recorded as Los Angeles[23].
  • John Asker's email address is recorded as mailto:johnasker@econ.ucla.edu[24].
  • John Asker's curriculum vitae URL is recorded as http://www.johnasker.com/AskerCV.pdf[25].
  • John Asker's academic appointment is recorded as UCLA Department of Economics[26].

Body

Education

John Asker's doctoral advisor was Ariel Pakes[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist[2] and university teacher[3]. Fields of work include economics[4], an academic discipline[27]; competition policy[5], a type of policy[28]; and industrial organization[6], an academic discipline[29]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[7], a public research university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1919[32], headquartered in Los Angeles[33] and National Bureau of Economic Research[8], a research institute[34], in United States[35], founded in 1920[36], headquartered in Cambridge[37]. Doctoral students include Selvin Akkuş Clemens[14], Lai Jiang[15], Krzysztof Wozniak[16], and Ksenia Shakhgildyan[17].

Recognition

John Asker received the Fellow of the Econometric Society[10].

FAQs

What did John Asker do for work?

John Asker worked as economist[2] and university teacher[3].

What awards did John Asker receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Econometric Society[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Research Papers in Economics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . curriculum vitae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . curriculum vitae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . Research Papers in Economics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . johnasker.com. Retrieved . johnasker.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . curriculum vitae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . curriculum vitae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . econometricsociety.org. econometricsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . econometricsociety.org. econometricsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . curriculum vitae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . economics.ucla.edu. Retrieved . economics.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . curriculum vitae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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