Richard Zeckhauser

American economist
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Richard Zeckhauser

Summary

Richard Zeckhauser is a human[1]. He was born on November 1, 1940[2]. He worked as an economist[3] and bridge player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Richard Zeckhauser was born on November 1, 1940[2].
  • Richard Zeckhauser held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Richard Zeckhauser's professions included economist[3].
  • Richard Zeckhauser's professions included bridge player[4].
  • Richard Zeckhauser was employed by Harvard University[7].
  • Richard Zeckhauser's doctoral advisor was Howard Raiffa[8].
  • Richard Zeckhauser's doctoral advisor was Thomas Schelling[9].
  • Richard Zeckhauser received the Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association[10].
  • Richard Zeckhauser received the Fellow of the Econometric Society[11].
  • Richard Zeckhauser received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[12].
  • Richard Zeckhauser was a member of Econometric Society[13].
  • Richard Zeckhauser is recorded as male[14].
  • Richard Zeckhauser's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Richard Zeckhauser supervised Carolyn Gideon as a doctoral student[16].
  • Richard Zeckhauser's sport is recorded as contract bridge[17].
  • Richard Zeckhauser's given name is recorded as Richard[18].
  • Richard Zeckhauser's given name is recorded as Jay[19].
  • Richard Zeckhauser's official website is recorded as http://ksghome.harvard.edu/~rzeckhauser[20].
  • Richard Zeckhauser's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].

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Origins and Family

Richard Zeckhauser was born on November 1, 1940[2].

Education

Doctoral advisors include Howard Raiffa[8], a statistician[22], 1924–2016[23], of United States[24], awarded the honorary doctor of Ben-Gurion University[25], specialised in Bayesian statistics[26] and Thomas Schelling[9], an economist[27], 1921–2016[28], of United States[29], awarded the Harvard Centennial Medal[30], specialised in economics[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist[3] and bridge player[4]. Among Richard Zeckhauser's employers was Harvard University[7]. He supervised Carolyn Gideon as a doctoral student[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association[10]; Fellow of the Econometric Society[11], a fellowship award[32]; and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[12], a fellowship award[33].

Why It Matters

Richard Zeckhauser ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Richard Zeckhauser do for work?

Richard Zeckhauser worked as economist[3] and bridge player[4].

What awards did Richard Zeckhauser receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association[10], Fellow of the Econometric Society[11], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[12].

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  1. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . econometricsociety.org. Retrieved . econometricsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . econometricsociety.org. Retrieved . econometricsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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