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Thomas Schelling

Thomas Crombie Schelling (April 14, 1921 – December 13, 2016) was an American economist and professor of foreign policy, national security, nuclear strategy, and arms control at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. He was also co-faculty at the New England Complex Systems Institute.

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Alma mater
University of California, Berkeley (BA) Harvard University (PhD)
Awards
The Frank E. Seidman Distinguished Award in Political Economy (1977) Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2005)
Born
Thomas Crombie Schelling (1921-04-14)April 14, 1921 Oakland, California, U.S.
Died
December 13, 2016(2016-12-13) (aged 95) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Discipline
Game theory
Doctoral advisor
Arthur Smithies Wassily Leontief James Duesenberry

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Thomas Schelling → University of California, Berkeley (BA) Harvard University (PhD)
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Thomas Schelling → The Frank E. Seidman Distinguished Award in Political Economy (1977) Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2005)
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Thomas Schelling → Thomas Crombie Schelling (1921-04-14)April 14, 1921 Oakland, California, U.S.
Died · 1
Thomas Schelling → December 13, 2016(2016-12-13) (aged 95) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
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Thomas Schelling → Game theory
Doctoral advisor · 1
Thomas Schelling → Arthur Smithies Wassily Leontief James Duesenberry
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Thomas Schelling → A. Michael Spence Eli Noam Tyler Cowen
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Thomas Schelling → Carl von Clausewitz, Niccolò Machiavelli
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Thomas Schelling → Yale University Harvard University University of Maryland New England Complex Systems Institute

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Thomas SchellingBornThomas Crombie Schelling (1921-04-14)April 14, 1921 Oakland, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Thomas SchellingDiedDecember 13, 2016(2016-12-13) (aged 95) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.1.00infobox
Thomas SchellingDisciplineGame theory1.00infobox
Thomas SchellingDoctoral advisorArthur Smithies Wassily Leontief James Duesenberry1.00infobox
Thomas SchellingDoctoral studentsA. Michael Spence Eli Noam Tyler Cowen1.00infobox
Thomas SchellingInfluencesCarl von Clausewitz, Niccolò Machiavelli1.00infobox
Thomas SchellingInstitutionsYale University Harvard University University of Maryland New England Complex Systems Institute1.00infobox
Thomas SchellingNotable ideasFocal point Egonomics1.00infobox
Thomas SchellingThesisNational income behavior: An introduction to algebraic analysis (1951)1.00infobox
Thomas SchellingWebsiteInformation at IDEAS / RePEc1.00infobox

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