Matthew O. Jackson
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Matthew O. Jackson is an American economist renowned for his pioneering work on network theory and its applications to economics and game theory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matthew O. Jackson canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3995235 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matthew O. Jackson Context triple: [Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics, notableRecipient, Matthew O. Jackson]
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A.
Andrew G. Myers
Andrew G. Myers is an American organic chemist renowned for his contributions to complex molecule synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
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B.
Jeremy Shamos
Jeremy Shamos is an American stage and screen actor known for his work on Broadway and in film and television.
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C.
Jon Kleinberg
Jon Kleinberg is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential work in algorithms, networks, and data science, particularly in the analysis of large-scale social and information networks.
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D.
Don Towsley
Don Towsley is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential contributions to computer networking and performance evaluation.
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E.
J Strother Moore
J Strother Moore is an American computer scientist best known for his pioneering work in automated theorem proving and formal methods, including co-developing the Boyer–Moore theorem prover and the ACL2 system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matthew O. Jackson Target entity description: Matthew O. Jackson is an American economist renowned for his pioneering work on network theory and its applications to economics and game theory.
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A.
Andrew G. Myers
Andrew G. Myers is an American organic chemist renowned for his contributions to complex molecule synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
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B.
Jeremy Shamos
Jeremy Shamos is an American stage and screen actor known for his work on Broadway and in film and television.
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C.
Jon Kleinberg
Jon Kleinberg is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential work in algorithms, networks, and data science, particularly in the analysis of large-scale social and information networks.
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D.
Don Towsley
Don Towsley is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential contributions to computer networking and performance evaluation.
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E.
J Strother Moore
J Strother Moore is an American computer scientist best known for his pioneering work in automated theorem proving and formal methods, including co-developing the Boyer–Moore theorem prover and the ACL2 system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American economist
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economist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| affiliation | Stanford Institute for Theoretical Economics (SITE) ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Stanford University
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Yale University ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economics, Finance and Management
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John von Neumann Theory Prize ⓘ |
| employer | Stanford University ⓘ |
| field |
economics
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game theory ⓘ network theory ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Robert B. Wilson ⓘ |
| hasConceptAssociated |
centrality and diffusion in networks
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inequality and segregation in networks ⓘ network formation games ⓘ social and economic networks ⓘ |
| hasRole | William D. Eberle Professor of Economics ⓘ |
| hasWritten | research articles in leading economics journals ⓘ |
| honor |
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Fellow of the Econometric Society ⓘ Fellow of the Game Theory Society ⓘ |
| influencedField |
game theory of network formation
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network economics ⓘ social network analysis in economics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
applications of network theory to game theory
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pioneering work on network theory in economics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Econometric Society ⓘ |
| name | Matthew O. Jackson ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| notableWork |
Papers on network formation in games and economics
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Social and Economic Networks ⓘ The Human Network ⓘ |
| occupation | professor of economics ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
bargaining
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economic networks ⓘ inequality and networks ⓘ learning in games ⓘ mechanism design ⓘ social networks ⓘ |
| supervises | PhD students in economics at Stanford University ⓘ |
| teachesAt | Stanford University ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
Department of Economics, Stanford University
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linked to:
Stanford University Department of Economics
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| writesInLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (3)
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