Menahem Yaari
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Menahem Yaari is an Israeli economist renowned for his influential contributions to economic theory and decision theory, for which he received the Israel Prize in economics.
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| Menahem Yaari canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Menahem Yaari Context triple: [Israel Prize in economics, notableRecipient, Menahem Yaari]
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A.
Moshe Carmel
Moshe Carmel was an Israeli military commander and later politician who played a key role in Israel’s 1948 Arab–Israeli War and subsequently served as a government minister.
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B.
Aharon Yadlin
Aharon Yadlin was an Israeli Labor Party politician and kibbutz member who served as Israel’s Minister of Education and played a key role in shaping the country’s educational policy in the 1970s.
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C.
Yitzhak Modai
Yitzhak Modai was an Israeli politician who held several key ministerial posts, including finance and energy, and was a prominent figure in the right-wing Likud party.
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D.
Yoram Aridor
Yoram Aridor is an Israeli politician and lawyer best known for serving as Israel’s Minister of Finance in the early 1980s, during a period of significant economic turbulence and controversial fiscal policies.
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E.
Avraham Biran
Avraham Biran was an Israeli archaeologist best known for his long-term excavations at Tel Dan, where he uncovered significant biblical-era inscriptions and remains.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Menahem Yaari Target entity description: Menahem Yaari is an Israeli economist renowned for his influential contributions to economic theory and decision theory, for which he received the Israel Prize in economics.
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A.
Moshe Carmel
Moshe Carmel was an Israeli military commander and later politician who played a key role in Israel’s 1948 Arab–Israeli War and subsequently served as a government minister.
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B.
Aharon Yadlin
Aharon Yadlin was an Israeli Labor Party politician and kibbutz member who served as Israel’s Minister of Education and played a key role in shaping the country’s educational policy in the 1970s.
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C.
Yitzhak Modai
Yitzhak Modai was an Israeli politician who held several key ministerial posts, including finance and energy, and was a prominent figure in the right-wing Likud party.
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D.
Yoram Aridor
Yoram Aridor is an Israeli politician and lawyer best known for serving as Israel’s Minister of Finance in the early 1980s, during a period of significant economic turbulence and controversial fiscal policies.
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E.
Avraham Biran
Avraham Biran was an Israeli archaeologist best known for his long-term excavations at Tel Dan, where he uncovered significant biblical-era inscriptions and remains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli economist
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
individual decision-making under uncertainty
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microeconomic theory ⓘ welfare economics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Israel Prize
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Israel Prize in economics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Israel ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Hebrew University of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| employer | Hebrew University of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| familyName | Yaari ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
decision theory
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economic theory ⓘ economics ⓘ |
| givenName | Menahem ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| memberOf | Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities ⓘ |
| name | Menahem Yaari ⓘ |
| nationality | Israeli ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to decision theory
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contributions to economic theory ⓘ |
| notableIdea | contributions to axiomatic decision theory ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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economist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
president of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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professor of economics ⓘ |
| residence | Israel ⓘ |
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