Robert W. Rosenthal (1945 – February 7, 2002) was an American economist, most known for his contributions to game theory. He obtained a

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from

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(1966),

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(1968) and

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(1971) in

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from Stanford University, advised by Robert B. Wilson. He worked as

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in the department of Industrial Engineering and management science at

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(1970–76), was member of the technical staff at

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(1976–83), was

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of economics at

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(1983–84), State University of New York at Stony Brook (1984–87) and

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where he worked (1987–2002) until his death from a

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. He also had appointments with

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(2000),

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...

(1993), and

Catholic University of Louvain The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

(1973). He held a Fulbright chair in economics at

University of Siena The University of Siena ( it, Università degli Studi di Siena, abbreviation: UNISI) in Siena, Tuscany, is one of the oldest and first publicly funded universities in Italy. Originally called ''Studium Senese'', the institution was founded in 1240 ...

(2001). He authored many journal articles, and defined the

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and random matching, as applied in works with

Henry Landau Henry Jacob Landau is an American mathematician known for his contributions to information theory, including the theory of bandlimited functions and on moment issues. Landau attended the Bronx High School of Science. He received an A.B. (1953), ...

.publication list
from

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. Also, he was associate editor of

Games and Economic Behavior ''Games and Economic Behavior'' (''GEB'') is a journal of game theory published by Elsevier. Founded in 1989, the journal's stated objective is to communicate game-theoretic ideas across theory and applications. It is considered to be the lead ...

(1988–2002),

Journal of Economic Theory The ''Journal of Economic Theory'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of economic theory. Karl Shell has served as editor-in-chief of the journal since it was established in 1968. Since 2000, he has shared the edito ...

(1999–2002),

Mathematics of Operations Research ''Mathematics of Operations Research'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal established in February 1976. It focuses on areas of mathematics relevant to the field of operations research such as continuous optimization, discrete optimiz ...

(1981–88) and Operations Research: A Journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (1978–82).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosenthal, Robert 20th-century American economists Johns Hopkins University alumni Stanford University alumni Northwestern University faculty Scientists at Bell Labs Virginia Tech faculty Stony Brook University faculty Boston University faculty Harvard University staff Academic staff of the University of Siena Game theorists 1945 births 2002 deaths Academic staff of the Université catholique de Louvain Fellows of the Econometric Society

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