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Dale T. Mortensen

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Dale T. Mortensen
Born(1939-02-02)February 2, 1939
DiedJanuary 9, 2014(2014-01-09) (aged 74)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University
Willamette University
AwardsIZA Prize in Labor Economics (2005)
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
2010

Dale Thomas Mortensen (February 2, 1939 – January 9, 2014) was an American economist. He received his Bachelor of Arts in economics from Willamette University and his PhD in Economics from Carnegie Mellon University.

Mortensen was born in Enterprise, Oregon on February 2, 1939.[1]

He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2010. He won the award with Christopher A. Pissarides from the London School of Economics and Peter A. Diamond from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They were awarded it for "their analysis of markets with search frictions".[2]

Mortensen died on January 9, 2014 from a stroke and cancer. He died at his home in Wilmette, Illinois. He was aged 74.[3][4]

References

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  1. "Oregon native, Willamette University grad Dale Mortensen wins Nobel Prize in economics". The Oregonian. October 11, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
  2. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2010 Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen, Christopher A. Pissarides, official web site
  3. "Dale Mortensen Obituary (1939 - 2014) - Reading, PA - Reading Eagle". Legacy.com.
  4. "Dale Mortensen, Nobel Laureate, Dies at 74". news.northwestern.edu.

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