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Daniel Kahneman

Daniel Kahneman (/ˈkɑːnəmən/; Hebrew: דניאל כהנמן; March 5, 1934 – March 27, 2024) was an Israeli-American psychologist best known for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making as well as behavioral economics, for which he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences together with Vernon L. Smith. Kahneman's published…

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Known for
Cognitive biases · Behavioral economics · Prospect theory · Loss aversion · Hedonic psychology
Education
Hebrew University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MA, PhD)
Born
(1934-03-05)March 5, 1934 British Mandate of Palestine
Citizenship
American, Israeli
Died
March 27, 2024(2024-03-27) (aged 90) Nunningen, Switzerland
Doctoral advisor
Susan M. Ervin-Tripp

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Daniel Kahneman → Behavioral economics, Cognitive biases, Hedonic psychology, Loss aversion, Prospect theory
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Daniel Kahneman → Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford (1972–73), Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1961–77), Princeton University (1993–2024), University of British Columbia (1978–86), University of California, Berkeley (1986–93)
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Daniel KahnemanThesisAn analytical model of the semantic differential (1961)1.00infobox
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