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November Meeting – Controversial Markets: from Kidneys to Marijuana, by Professor Alvin Roth, 2012 Nobel Laureate in Economics.
November 13, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm PST
About
Alvin E. Roth is the Craig and Susan McCaw Professor of Economics at Stanford University. He is also the Gund Professor of Economics and Business Administration Emeritus at Harvard University.
Roth has made significant contributions to the fields of game theory, market design, and experimental economics, and is known for his emphasis on applying economic theory to solutions for “real-world” problems.
In 2012, he won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences jointly with Lloyd Shapley “for the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design”.