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Maurice Allais

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Maurice Allais
Born(1911-05-31)31 May 1911
Paris, France
Died9 October 2010(2010-10-09) (aged 99)
Saint-Cloud,[1] near Paris, France
NationalityFrench
FieldMacroeconomics
Behavioral economics
School or
tradition
Walrasian economics
Alma materÉcole Polytechnique
École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris
University of Paris
InfluencesLéon Walras
Irving Fisher
Vilfredo Pareto
ContributionsOverlapping generations model
golden rule of optimal growth
Transaction demand for money rule
Allais paradox
AwardsNobel Prize in Economics (1988)
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Maurice Félix Charles Allais[2] (31 May 1911 – 9 October 2010) was a French physicist and economist. He won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1988. He was best known for his works about neoclassical synthesis.

References

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  1. "Le prix Nobel d'économie Maurice Allais est mort". 10 October 2010.
  2. "The Economist – Maurice ALLAIS Foundation". www.fondationmauriceallais.org.