Eric Maskin was jointly awarded the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Leonid Hurwicz and Roger Myerson "for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory".
11 Facts About Eric Maskin
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Eric Maskin is the Adams University Professor and Professor of Economics and Mathematics at Harvard University.
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Eric Maskin graduated from Tenafly High School in Tenafly, New Jersey, in 1968.
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In 1976, after earning his doctorate, Eric Maskin became a research fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge University.
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In 2011, Eric Maskin returned to Harvard as the Adams University Professor and professor of economics and mathematics.
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Eric Maskin has worked in diverse areas of economic theory, such as game theory, the economics of incentives, and contract theory.
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Eric Maskin was president of the Econometric Society in 2003.
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In 2014, Eric Maskin was appointed as a visiting professor at Covenant University, Nigeria.
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In September 2017, Eric Maskin received the title of HEC Paris Honoris Causa Professor.
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Eric Maskin served on the Social Sciences jury for the Infosys Prize in 2018.
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Eric Maskin suggested that software patents inhibit innovation rather than stimulate progress.