WILLIAM VICKREY

1996 Nobel Laureate in Economics

for fundamental contributions to the economic theory of incentives under asymmetric information.

1914-1996
Place of birth: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Residence: New York City, U.S.A.
Affiliation: Columbia University, U.S.A.

• Book on asymmetric information in economics

• Prize co-recipient: James A. Mirrlees
• Official award announcement and brief background
• Detailed outline of economic theories behind the award
• Columbia University Press Release
• Death of William Vickrey (Columbia Univerity press release)
• Photograph

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• Abstract of a paper on Responsive Pricing of Public Utility Services
• Columbia Economics Professsor Wins Nobel Prize (submitted by Howard Hobbs, Ph.D.)
• A collection of William Vickrey Internet resources
• American Monetary Institute (with a few links to Prof. Vickrey resources) (submitted by Stephen Zarlenga)
• Prof. William Vickry story update in Daily Republican (submitted by Amy Williams, Economics Editor)
• Two late Vickrey papers and eulogies by economists (submitted by Mason Clark)
• Biography (submitted by Martin)
• Vickrey: Economics Nobel Memorial Prize 1996 (submitted by Davis)
• Encyclopedia: William Vickrey (submitted by Jackson)
• William Vickrey (1914 - 1996) (submitted by www)
• theory of incentives under asymmetric information. (submitted by Gil Koll)
• William Vickrey –Science Life (submitted by Marry)
• William Vickrey Biography from Encyclopedia Britannica (submitted by www.britannica.com)
• William Vickrey - Biography (submitted by Lukas)

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