ECONOMIST

Eric Maskin

1950 - Today

Photo of Eric Maskin

Icon of person Eric Maskin

Eric Stark Maskin (born December 12, 1950) is an American economist and mathematician , and the 2007 Nobel laureate recognized with Leonid Hurwicz and Roger Myerson "for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory". He is the Adams University Professor and Professor of Economics and Mathematics at Harvard University. Until 2011, he was the Albert O. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric Maskin has received more than 236,229 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Maskin is the 207th most popular economist (down from 173rd in 2019), the 3,842nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,652nd in 2019) and the 69th most popular American Economist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Eric Maskins by language


Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Eric Maskin ranks 207 out of 315. Before him are Eugen Slutsky, Albert O. Hirschman, Alvin Hansen, Lars Peter Hansen, Fritz Machlup, and Leopold von Wiese. After him are Roy Harrod, Giovanni Arrighi, Esther Duflo, George Shultz, János Kornai, and Johann Karl Rodbertus.

Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Eric Maskin ranks 177. Before him are Angry Grandpa, Joe Johnston, Angelo Branduardi, Natsagiin Bagabandi, Ken Robinson, and Elya Baskin. After him are Alan Tam, Joyce Banda, Haris Alexiou, Tommy Aldridge, Amos Gitai, and Charles, Prince Napoléon.

Others Born in 1950

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Eric Maskin ranks 3,842 out of 15,968. Before him are Jack Arnold (1916), Anne Heche (1969), Selma Blair (1972), William Cranch Bond (1789), Steve Berry (1955), and Lawrence Eagleburger (1930). After him are Michael Gazzaniga (1939), Valerie Perrine (1943), Howard Stern (1954), James Ingram (1952), Ian Ziering (1964), and Billie Joe Armstrong (1972).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Eric Maskin ranks 69. Before him are Paul Volcker (1927), William Baumol (1922), Peter Senge (1947), Roger Myerson (1951), Alvin Hansen (1887), and Lars Peter Hansen (1952). After him are George Shultz (1920), Ellen Swallow Richards (1842), Greg Mankiw (1958), Leo Huberman (1903), Paul Sweezy (1910), and Arthur Melvin Okun (1928).

American born Economists

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous
  • Datawheel