Economist

Vernon L. Smith

American economist

1927 - today

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His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia. Vernon L. Smith is the 158th most popular economist (down from 144th in 2024), the 2,329th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,009th in 2019) and the 54th most popular American Economist.

Vernon L. Smith is most famous for his work on experimental economics. He has been a professor at the University of Arizona since 1969 and is the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economics.

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Among Economists

Among economists, Vernon L. Smith ranks 158 out of 432. Before him are Jacques Attali, Robert F. Engle, Christopher A. Sims, Roger Myerson, Angus Deaton, and Eric Maskin. After him are Daniel McFadden, Richard Cantillon, Greg Mankiw, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Robert C. Merton, and Gustav von Schmoller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Vernon L. Smith ranks 108. Before him are Jerry Stiller, Eartha Kitt, Paul Badura-Skoda, Pierre Alechinsky, Thomas Luckmann, and Gabdulkhay Akhatov. After him are Dick Bruna, Odvar Nordli, Thanin Kraivichien, Bob Fosse, Dana Elcar, and Margaret Keane.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Vernon L. Smith ranks 2,329 out of 23,232. Before him are Levi Lincoln Sr. (1749), Meir Kahane (1932), Nick Carter (1980), Leland Stanford (1824), Gary Ridgway (1949), and Flannery O'Connor (1925). After him are Sarah Wayne Callies (1977), Tom Regan (1938), Michelle Rodriguez (1978), Janet Jackson (1966), MrBeast (1998), and Isamu Noguchi (1904).

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Among Economists In United States

Among economists born in United States, Vernon L. Smith ranks 54. Before him are Ben Bernanke (1953), Peter Diamond (1940), Robert F. Engle (1942), Christopher A. Sims (1942), Roger Myerson (1951), and Eric Maskin (1950). After him are Daniel McFadden (1937), Greg Mankiw (1958), Robert C. Merton (1944), Robert B. Wilson (1937), Henry George (1839), and Jim Rogers (1942).

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