In the mid-’60s in Berkeley, the theory of measure spaces of economic agents became one of my main interests.
Gerard Debreu Quotes
The Cowles Commission was the optimal environment for the type of research that I wanted to do.
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| Birth: | 4th July, 1921 |
| Death: | 31st December, 2004 |
| Nationality: | American, French |
| Profession: | Economist, Mathematician |
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Gerard Debreu was born in Calais, France. He was a French-American economist and mathematician. Best known as a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley(1962-1991). For his explanation of the mathematics underlying the equilibrium of supply and demand, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1983. He wrote several books include: Theory of Value: An Axiomatic Analysis of Economic Equilibrium and Mathematical Economics: Twenty Papers of Gerard Debreu.
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