Biographical

Richard Thaler

No 2017-4, Nobel Prize in Economics documents from Nobel Prize Committee

Abstract: I was born in East Orange, New Jersey, on September 12, 1945. My father, Alan, was an actuary for Prudential Life Insurance, where he would spend most of his career. He had graduated from the University of Toronto, majoring in math and physics. Alas, I did not inherit his mathematical prowess. My mother Roslyn attended the now defunct Upsala College in East Orange. She was an elementary school teacher before having children: myself and my younger brothers, Donald and Maurice. Aside from a two-year stint in Los Angeles, where my father was temporarily transferred, I spent my youth in New Jersey. We lived in Chatham after returning from California.

Keywords: Behavioraleconomics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D03 D90 G02 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 1 pages
Date: 2020
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