Robert B. Wilson

Robert Butler Wilson (* 1937 in Geneva, Nebraska) is an American economist.

Life and work

Robert Wilson studied mathematics at Harvard University and graduated in 1959 with a bachelor's degree. In 1961, he earned just there the Master of Business Administration and Doctor of Business Administration in 1963. Then he was up to 1964 assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Then he moved to Stanford University, where he was Assistant Professor, Associated Professor ( to 1971), Professor ( 1971-76 ) and Atholl McBean Professor ( 1976-2000 ). Since 2000 he has been there Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and professor emeritus since 2004.

Using methods of game theory Wilson examined trade processes such as bargaining and auctions. He dealt with the pricing policies of social choice theory, the mechanism design theory and power exchanges.

Works

  • A simplicial algorithm for concave programming. Dissertation, Harvard Business School, Boston 1963
  • Nonlinear pricing. Oxford University Press, New York [ ua], 1993, ISBN 0-19-511582-1

Article (selection):

  • The Theory of Syndicates. In: Econometrica. Volume 36, No. 1, 1968, p 119-132
  • Computing Equilibria of N- Person Games. In: SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. Volume 21, No. 1, 1971, p 80-87
  • On the theory of aggregation. In: Journal of Economic Theory. Volume 10, No. 1, 1975, page 89-99
  • A Bidding Model of Perfect Competition. In: The Review of Economic Studies. Volume 44, No. 3, 1977, pp. 511-518
  • The Bilinear Complementarity Problem and Competitive Equilibria of Piecewise Linear Economic Models. In: Econometrica. Volume 46, No. 1, 1978, pp. 87-103
  • Competitive Exchange. In: Econometrica. Volume 46, No. 3, 1978, p 577-585
  • Information, Efficiency, and the Core of an Economy. In: Econometrica. Volume 46, No. 4, 1978, p 807-816
  • With David M. Kreps: Sequential Equilibria. Band: Econometrica. Volume 50, No. 4, 1982, pp. 863-894
  • With David M. Kreps: Reputation and imperfect information. In: Journal of Economic Theory. Volume 27, No. 2, 1982, p 253-279
  • With Shmuel Oren S. and Stephen S. Smith: Capacity Pricing. In: Econometrica. Volume 53, No. 3, 1985, p 545-566

Awards

Memberships

Geneva (Nebraska) Econometric Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences National Academy of Sciences American Economic Association Integrated Authority File
686283
de