Maurice Allais
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Maurice Allais was a French economist, physicist, and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in decision theory, market dynamics, and the theory of general equilibrium.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Allais | 1 |
| Maurice Allais canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7655554 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maurice Allais Context triple: [École des Mines de Paris, notableAlumni, Maurice Allais]
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Alphonse Allais
Alphonse Allais was a French writer, humorist, and journalist known for his absurdist short stories and pioneering role in early surrealist and pataphysical literature.
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B.
Jean Cordonnier
Jean Cordonnier is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Cordonnier.
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C.
Philippe Bouyssou
Philippe Bouyssou is a French politician known for serving as the communist mayor of the suburban Parisian city of Ivry-sur-Seine.
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Jean Drèze
Jean Drèze is a development economist known for his influential work on poverty, hunger, and social policy in India, including contributions to the Right to Food campaign and landmark social welfare programs.
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E.
Jean-Pierre Pichard
Jean-Pierre Pichard was a French cultural organizer best known for creating and directing the influential Festival Interceltique de Lorient, a major international celebration of Celtic music and culture.
- 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: Maurice Allais Target entity description: Maurice Allais was a French economist, physicist, and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in decision theory, market dynamics, and the theory of general equilibrium.
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A.
Alphonse Allais
Alphonse Allais was a French writer, humorist, and journalist known for his absurdist short stories and pioneering role in early surrealist and pataphysical literature.
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B.
Jean Cordonnier
Jean Cordonnier is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Cordonnier.
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C.
Philippe Bouyssou
Philippe Bouyssou is a French politician known for serving as the communist mayor of the suburban Parisian city of Ivry-sur-Seine.
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D.
Jean Drèze
Jean Drèze is a development economist known for his influential work on poverty, hunger, and social policy in India, including contributions to the Right to Food campaign and landmark social welfare programs.
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E.
Jean-Pierre Pichard
Jean-Pierre Pichard was a French cultural organizer best known for creating and directing the influential Festival Interceltique de Lorient, a major international celebration of Celtic music and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French person
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Légion d'honneur
NERFINISHED
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Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | France ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-05-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-10-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris
NERFINISHED
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École Polytechnique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
20th-century economics
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20th-century physics ⓘ |
| familyName | Allais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
decision theory
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economics ⓘ general equilibrium theory ⓘ market dynamics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| fullName | Maurice Félix Charles Allais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Maurice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublication |
La Théorie générale des surplus
NERFINISHED
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Traité d'économie pure NERFINISHED ⓘ Économie et Intérêt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
behavioral economics
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expected utility theory NERFINISHED ⓘ risk theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Allais paradox
NERFINISHED
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contributions to decision theory ⓘ contributions to general equilibrium theory ⓘ work on market dynamics ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Economic Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeMotivation | for his pioneering contributions to the theory of markets and efficient utilization of resources ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| notableConcept | Allais paradox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Saint-Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | France ⓘ |
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Subject: Maurice Allais Description of subject: Maurice Allais was a French economist, physicist, and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in decision theory, market dynamics, and the theory of general equilibrium.
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Allais