Avinash Dixit
Encyclopedia
Avinash Kamalakar Dixit (born 1944 in Bombay
) is an Indian-American economist originally of Indian nationality.
and Physics
, a B.A.
from Cambridge University in 1965 in Mathematics (Corpus Christi College, First Class), and a PhD
in 1968 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in Economics
.
and has been since July 1989. He was previously a professor of Economics and International Affairs. He previously taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, at
the University of California, Berkeley
, at Balliol College at Oxford University as the Lord Thomson of Fleet Fellow and Lecturer in Economics, and at the University of Warwick
.
and the Russell Sage Foundation
.
in 2001, and was Vice-President (2002) and President (2008) of the American Economic Association
. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992 and the National Academy of Sciences
in 2005.
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
) is an Indian-American economist originally of Indian nationality.
Education
Dixit received a B.Sc. from Bombay University in 1963 in MathematicsMathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Cambridge University in 1965 in Mathematics (Corpus Christi College, First Class), and a PhD
PHD
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in 1968 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
in Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
.
Career
Dixit is currently the John J. F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics at Princeton UniversityPrinceton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
and has been since July 1989. He was previously a professor of Economics and International Affairs. He previously taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, at
the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, at Balliol College at Oxford University as the Lord Thomson of Fleet Fellow and Lecturer in Economics, and at the University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
.
Visiting positions
He has held visiting scholar positions at MIT as well as the International Monetary FundInternational Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
and the Russell Sage Foundation
Russell Sage Foundation
The Russell Sage Foundation is the principal American foundation devoted exclusively to research in the social sciences. Founded in 1907 and headquartered in New York City, the foundation is a research center, a funding source for studies by scholars at other institutions, and a key member of the...
.
Other work
He was President of the Econometric SocietyEconometric Society
The Econometric Society is an international society for the advancement of economic theory in its relation with statistics and mathematics. It was founded on December 29, 1930 at the Stalton Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio....
in 2001, and was Vice-President (2002) and President (2008) of the American Economic Association
American Economic Association
The American Economic Association, or AEA, is a learned society in the field of economics, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. It publishes one of the most prestigious academic journals in economics: the American Economic Review...
. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992 and the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
in 2005.
Books
- Theory of International Trade, with Victor Norman. Cambridge University PressCambridge University PressCambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
, 1980 - The Making of Economic Policy: A Transaction Cost Politics Perspective (Munich Lectures in Economics). M.I.T. Press, 1996.
- Lawlessness and Economics: Alternative Modes of Governance, Gorman Lectures in Economics, University College London, Princeton University PressPrinceton University Press-Further reading:* "". Artforum International, 2005.-External links:* * * * *...
, 2004. - Investment Under Uncertainty, co-authored by R. Pindyck. Princeton University Press, 1994, 1996
- Optimization in Economic Theory. Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
, 1976. - The Theory of Equilibrium Growth. Oxford University Press, 1976.
- The Art of Smooth Pasting, Vol. 55 of series Fundamentals of Pure and Applied Economics, eds. Jacques Lesourne and Hugo Sonnenschein. Reading, UK: Harwood Academic Publishers, 1993.
- Games of Strategy, with Susan Skeath, New York: W. W. Norton, 1999, third edition 2009
- Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life, with Barry NalebuffBarry NalebuffBarry Nalebuff is Milton Steinbach Professor of Management at Yale School of Management. He is an expert in business strategy and game theory, as well as many other topics.-Education:Graduated Highschool at Belmont Hill School...
, New York: W.W. Norton, 1991 - The Art of Strategy: A Game-Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life with Barry NalebuffBarry NalebuffBarry Nalebuff is Milton Steinbach Professor of Management at Yale School of Management. He is an expert in business strategy and game theory, as well as many other topics.-Education:Graduated Highschool at Belmont Hill School...
, New York: W. W. Norton, 2008