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Reinhard Selten
Economist

Reinhard Selten

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Refining game theory and developing experimental economics.

Economics prize · Bounded Rationality

Born
5 October 1930
Birthplace
Wrocław
Died
23 August 2016

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Reinhard Selten

Reinhard Selten was a German economist whose work investigated strategic decisions and the limits of rational behaviour.

Early life

Breslau

Born in present-day Wrocław.

Frankfurt

Studied mathematics and completed his doctorate in 1961.

Career

  1. 1969–1972

    Berlin

    Taught at the Free University.

  2. 1972–1984

    Bielefeld

    Held a professorship.

  3. 1984

    Bonn

    Moved to the university and developed an experimental laboratory.

Companies & projects

Economics prize

Shared the Nobel Memorial Prize with John Nash and John Harsanyi.

Bounded Rationality

Co-edited The Adaptive Toolbox with Gerd Gigerenzer.

Beyond work

Esperanto

Met his wife through the Esperanto movement.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical data and references ↗

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