Charles Plott
Charles Raymond Plott is an American economist. He is the William D. Hacker Professor of Economics and Political Science, Emeritus, at the California Institute of Technology, the former Director of the Laboratory for Experimental Economics and Political Science, and a pioneer in the field of experimental economics.
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- Born in
- Frederick
- Educated at
- University of Virginia
- Awards
- 🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship🏆 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences🏆 Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association🏆 Fellow of the Econometric Society🏆 honorary doctorate from University of Grenoble-II
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 James M. Buchanan
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Kay-Yut Chen📖 Steven A. Matthews📖 Michael R. Alton📖 Paul J. Brewer📖 Alexander L. Brown
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1938
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