Thomas Schelling

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Nobel laureate in Economics economist game theorist human university teacher

Thomas Schelling was an American economist and game theorist renowned for his work on conflict, cooperation, and nuclear strategy, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Economics.

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Label	Occurrences
Thomas C. Schelling	1
Thomas Crombie Schelling	1
Thomas Schelling canonical	1

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A. Clifford M. Hardin
Clifford M. Hardin was an American academic and government official who served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Richard Nixon.
B. Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
C. Richard Elster
Richard Elster is a reclusive, aging intellectual and former government war strategist who retreats to the desert to philosophize about time, consciousness, and the nature of modern warfare.
D. Jon Elster
Jon Elster is a Norwegian social and political theorist known for applying rational choice and analytical philosophy methods to the study of Marxism, institutions, and collective behavior.
E. Emanuel R. Piore
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Target entity: Thomas Schelling
Target entity description: Thomas Schelling was an American economist and game theorist renowned for his work on conflict, cooperation, and nuclear strategy, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Economics.

A. Clifford M. Hardin
Clifford M. Hardin was an American academic and government official who served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Richard Nixon.
B. Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
C. Richard Elster
Richard Elster is a reclusive, aging intellectual and former government war strategist who retreats to the desert to philosophize about time, consciousness, and the nature of modern warfare.
D. Jon Elster
Jon Elster is a Norwegian social and political theorist known for applying rational choice and analytical philosophy methods to the study of Marxism, institutions, and collective behavior.
E. Emanuel R. Piore
Emanuel R. Piore was a prominent physicist and research executive known for his influential leadership in industrial research and development, particularly at IBM.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nobel laureate in Economics ⓘ economist ⓘ game theorist ⓘ human ⓘ university teacher ⓘ
academicDegree	PhD in economics ⓘ
awardReceived	Frank E. Seidman Distinguished Award in Political Economy ⓘ National Academy of Sciences membership ⓘ linked to: National Academy of Sciences National Medal of Science ⓘ Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1921-04-14 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2016-12-13 ⓘ
educatedAt	Harvard University ⓘ University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
employer	Harvard University ⓘ John F. Kennedy School of Government ⓘ linked to: Harvard Kennedy School RAND Corporation ⓘ University of Maryland, College Park ⓘ linked to: University of Maryland Yale University ⓘ
familyName	Schelling ⓘ
fieldOfWork	conflict resolution ⓘ economics ⓘ game theory ⓘ international relations ⓘ nuclear strategy ⓘ strategic studies ⓘ
fullName	Thomas Crombie Schelling ⓘ linked to: Thomas Schelling
givenName	Thomas ⓘ
knownFor	Schelling segregation model ⓘ linked to: Innovation Diffusion as a Spatial Process analysis of conflict and cooperation using game theory ⓘ development of focal point concept in coordination games ⓘ work on nuclear deterrence and arms control ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
NobelPrizeField	Economic Sciences ⓘ
NobelPrizeMotivation	for having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis ⓘ
NobelPrizeYear	2005 ⓘ
notableWork	Arms and Influence ⓘ Choice and Consequence ⓘ Micromotives and Macrobehavior ⓘ Strategy and Arms Control ⓘ The Strategy of Conflict ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Oakland, California, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Bethesda, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	Professor of Economics ⓘ Professor of Foreign Policy, National Security, and Nuclear Strategy ⓘ
researchInterest	bargaining theory ⓘ deterrence theory ⓘ focal points in game theory ⓘ segregation dynamics ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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Schelling → hasNotableBearer → Thomas Schelling ⓘ

Classics in Game Theory → hasContributor → Thomas C. Schelling ⓘ

subject linked to: “Classics in Game Theory” (editor)

linked to: Thomas Schelling

Thomas Schelling → fullName → Thomas Crombie Schelling ⓘ