Richard Thaler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetRichard Thaler
American economist
Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1945
Place of Birth: East Orange, New Jersey, United States
Profession: economist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
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About Richard Thaler
- Richard H.
- Thaler (; born September 12, 1945) is an American economist and the Charles R.
- Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
- In 2015, Thaler was president of the American Economic Association.Thaler is a theorist in behavioral economics and has collaborated with Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky and others on multiple occasions in further defining that field.
- In 2018, he was elected a member in the National Academy of Sciences. In 2017, he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to behavioral economics.
- In its Nobel prize announcement, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences stated that his "contributions have built a bridge between the economic and psychological analyses of individual Decision-making.
- His empirical findings and theoretical insights have been instrumental in creating the new and rapidly expanding field of behavioral economics."
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