Richard Thaler

Summary

Richard Thaler is a human^[1]. He was born in East Orange^[2]. He was born on September 12, 1945^[3]. He worked as an economist^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (889 views/month, #7,046 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Richard Thaler's place of birth was East Orange^[2].
• Richard Thaler was born on September 12, 1945^[3].
• Richard Thaler held citizenship in United States^[6].
• Richard Thaler worked as an economist^[4].
• Richard Thaler's field of work was behavioral economics^[7].
• Richard Thaler was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[8].
• Richard Thaler was employed by University of Chicago^[9].
• Among Richard Thaler's employers was MIT Sloan School of Management^[10].
• Richard Thaler was employed by Santa Clara University^[11].
• Richard Thaler was educated at Case Western Reserve University^[12].
• Richard Thaler's education included a stint at Newark Academy^[13].
• Richard Thaler's doctoral advisor was Sherwin Rosen^[14].
• Richard Thaler received the Global Economy Prize^[15].
• Richard Thaler received the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel^[16].
• Richard Thaler received the Fellow of the Econometric Society^[17].
• Richard Thaler received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[18].
• Richard Thaler received the Clarivate Citation Laureates^[19].
• Richard Thaler was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[20].
• Richard Thaler was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[21].
• Richard Thaler was a member of Econometric Society^[22].
• Richard Thaler's religion is recorded as Judaism^[23].
• Richard Thaler was influenced by Daniel Kahneman^[24].
• Richard Thaler is recorded as male^[25].
• Richard Thaler's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Richard Thaler's Commons category is recorded as Richard Thaler^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1945-09-12^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 1e43ff07-2384-4a30-bae4-72a95928d52e^[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in East Orange^[2], Richard Thaler… he was born on September 12, 1945^[3].

Education

Educated at Case Western Reserve University^[12], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1967^[34], headquartered in Cleveland^[35] and Newark Academy^[13], a school^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1774^[38]. Richard Thaler's doctoral advisor was Sherwin Rosen^[14]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Richard Thaler's professions included economist^[4]. His field of work was behavioral economics^[7]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[8], a university^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1861^[42], headquartered in Cambridge^[43]; University of Chicago^[9], a private university^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1890^[46], headquartered in Chicago^[47]; MIT Sloan School of Management^[10], a business school^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1914^[50], headquartered in Cambridge^[51]; and Santa Clara University^[11], a university^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1851^[54], headquartered in Santa Clara^[55].

Recognition

Awards received include Global Economy Prize^[15], an economics award^[56], founded in 2005^[57]; Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel^[16], an economics award^[58], in Sweden^[59]; Fellow of the Econometric Society^[17], a fellowship award^[60]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[18], a fellowship award^[61]; and Clarivate Citation Laureates^[19], a science award^[62], founded in 1989^[63].

Personal Life

Richard Thaler's religion is recorded as Judaism^[23].

Why It Matters

Richard Thaler ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (889 views/month, #7,046 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

He is credited with the discovery of nudge theory^[66], a theory^[67] and endowment effect^[68], a cognitive bias^[69]. Works attributed to him include Nudge^[70], a written work^[71], written by Cass Sunstein^[72] and Misbehaving^[73], a literary work^[74].

FAQs

Where was Richard Thaler born?

Richard Thaler's place of birth was East Orange^[2].

What did Richard Thaler do for work?

Richard Thaler worked as economist^[4].

Where did Richard Thaler go to school?

Richard Thaler was educated at Case Western Reserve University^[12] and Newark Academy^[13].

What awards did Richard Thaler receive?

Honors received include Global Economy Prize^[15], Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel^[16], Fellow of the Econometric Society^[17], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[18].

What did Richard Thaler discover?

Richard Thaler is credited as discoverer of nudge theory^[66] and endowment effect^[68].