Bengt Robert Holmström
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Bengt Robert Holmström is a Finnish economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his foundational contributions to contract theory and the economics of incentives.
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| Bengt Robert Holmström canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bengt Robert Holmström Context triple: [Bengt Holmström, name, Bengt Robert Holmström]
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A.
John Holmstrom
John Holmstrom is an American cartoonist and punk magazine editor best known for his influential artwork in the 1970s New York punk scene, including iconic Ramones album covers.
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B.
Kjell A. Nordström
Kjell A. Nordström is a Swedish economist, author, and management thinker known for his influential work on globalization, corporate strategy, and the future of business.
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C.
P.O. Enquist
P.O. Enquist was a renowned Swedish author and playwright known for his psychologically rich historical novels and major contributions to contemporary Scandinavian literature.
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D.
Carl-Henrik Heldin
Carl-Henrik Heldin is a Swedish molecular biologist renowned for his research on cell growth and cancer, particularly involving platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), and for his leadership roles in major scientific institutions.
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E.
Dale T. Mortensen
Dale T. Mortensen was an American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on search and matching theory in labor economics.
- 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: Bengt Robert Holmström Target entity description: Bengt Robert Holmström is a Finnish economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his foundational contributions to contract theory and the economics of incentives.
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A.
John Holmstrom
John Holmstrom is an American cartoonist and punk magazine editor best known for his influential artwork in the 1970s New York punk scene, including iconic Ramones album covers.
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B.
Kjell A. Nordström
Kjell A. Nordström is a Swedish economist, author, and management thinker known for his influential work on globalization, corporate strategy, and the future of business.
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C.
P.O. Enquist
P.O. Enquist was a renowned Swedish author and playwright known for his psychologically rich historical novels and major contributions to contemporary Scandinavian literature.
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D.
Carl-Henrik Heldin
Carl-Henrik Heldin is a Swedish molecular biologist renowned for his research on cell growth and cancer, particularly involving platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), and for his leadership roles in major scientific institutions.
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E.
Dale T. Mortensen
Dale T. Mortensen was an American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on search and matching theory in labor economics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Philosophy in economics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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Nobel Prize in Economics 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen A. Ross Prize in Financial Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coRecipientOf | Nobel Prize in Economics with Oliver Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Finland
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United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Stanford University
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University of Helsinki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Stanford University ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | Holmström NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
contract theory
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corporate governance ⓘ economics ⓘ information economics ⓘ microeconomics ⓘ principal–agent theory ⓘ theory of incentives ⓘ |
| givenName | Bengt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Finnish ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Econometric Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Finnish Academy of Science and Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Bengt Robert Holmström NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of principal–agent problems
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foundational contributions to contract theory ⓘ research on incentives in contracts ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Holmström–Milgrom model of multitask principal–agent problems
NERFINISHED
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Holmström’s informativeness principle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
research economist
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Board member of Nokia
NERFINISHED
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Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics at MIT NERFINISHED ⓘ Professor of Economics at MIT ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
corporate ownership and control
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incomplete contracts ⓘ moral hazard ⓘ optimal contracting ⓘ performance-based compensation ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Subject: Bengt Robert Holmström Description of subject: Bengt Robert Holmström is a Finnish economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his foundational contributions to contract theory and the economics of incentives.
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subject surface form:
Bengt Holmström