Paul R. Milgrom
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Paul R. Milgrom is an American economist renowned for his pioneering work in auction theory, market design, and game theory, and a co-recipient of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul Milgrom | 2 |
| Paul R. Milgrom canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul R. Milgrom Context triple: [Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics, notableRecipient, Paul R. Milgrom]
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Eric Maskin
Eric Maskin is an American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his foundational contributions to mechanism design theory and game theory.
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George A. Akerlof
George A. Akerlof is an American economist and Nobel laureate best known for his work on information asymmetry and market failures, including the seminal paper "The Market for Lemons."
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C.
Oliver E. Williamson
Oliver E. Williamson was an American economist renowned for his pioneering work on transaction cost economics and the theory of the firm, for which he shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
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Oliver Hart
Oliver Hart is a British-American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on contract theory and the theory of the firm.
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E.
Michael Spence
Michael Spence is an Australian legal scholar and university leader who has served as the head of major universities, including University College London.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul R. Milgrom Target entity description: Paul R. Milgrom is an American economist renowned for his pioneering work in auction theory, market design, and game theory, and a co-recipient of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
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A.
Eric Maskin
Eric Maskin is an American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his foundational contributions to mechanism design theory and game theory.
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B.
George A. Akerlof
George A. Akerlof is an American economist and Nobel laureate best known for his work on information asymmetry and market failures, including the seminal paper "The Market for Lemons."
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C.
Oliver E. Williamson
Oliver E. Williamson was an American economist renowned for his pioneering work on transaction cost economics and the theory of the firm, for which he shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
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D.
Oliver Hart
Oliver Hart is a British-American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on contract theory and the theory of the firm.
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E.
Michael Spence
Michael Spence is an Australian legal scholar and university leader who has served as the head of major universities, including University College London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Economics
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economist ⓘ game theorist ⓘ human ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
industrial organization
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mechanism design ⓘ microeconomics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Goose Award
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John J. Carty Award ⓘ
surface form:
John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science
Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics ⓘ
surface form:
Nemmers Prize in Economics
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 2020
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
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| coRecipientOf | 2020 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences with Robert B. Wilson ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Robert B. Wilson ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Stanford University
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University of Michigan ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Stanford University ⓘ |
| familyName | Milgrom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
auction theory
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economics ⓘ game theory ⓘ market design ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
applied microeconomics
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theoretical economics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to game theory
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contributions to market design ⓘ design of spectrum auctions ⓘ pioneering work in auction theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Paul R. Milgrom self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
incentive-compatible auction formats
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simultaneous multiple-round auctions ⓘ |
| notableWork | Milgrom–Weber auction theory ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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researcher ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Economics at Stanford University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Stanford University Department of Economics ⓘ |
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Paul Milgrom
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Paul Milgrom