Robert Gibbons (economist)

Robert Gibbons
Born (1958-06-22) June 22, 1958
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
EducationStanford Graduate School of Business
Cambridge University
Harvard University
Doctoral advisorDavid M. Kreps
Robert B. Wilson
Academic work
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctoral studentsPierre Azoulay, Daniel Barron, David Chan, Albert Choi, Florian Ederer, Nicola Lacetera, Michael Powell, Heikki Rantakari, Douglas Staiger[1]
Website

Robert S. Gibbons (born June 22, 1958) is an American economist, currently the Sloan Distinguished Professor of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2][3] He launched the Working Group on Organizational Economics at the National Bureau of Economic Research in 2002, and was its director until 2022.[4]

Education

Selected publications

  • "Robert Gibbons". Google Scholar.
  • Gibbons, Robert (1992) Game Theory for Applied Economists, Princeton University Press[5] (The non US version is A Primer in Game Theory)

References

  1. ^ "Robert Gibbons Doctoral Students". mathgenealogy. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Robert Gibbons". mit.edu. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Robert Gibbons". mit.edu. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Sadun to Direct Working Group on Organizational Economics". NBER. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  5. ^ Robert Gibbons (13 July 1992). Game Theory for Applied Economists. Princeton University Press. ISBN 1-4008-3588-7.