Biography:Martin Shubik

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Martin Shubik



Fields Mathematics
Known for Martin Shubik (1926–2018) was an American mathematical economist who specialized in game theory, defense analysis, and the theory of money.

Martin Shubik is a biographical subject in the ScholarlyWiki science collection. Martin Shubik (1926–2018) was an American mathematical economist who specialized in game theory, defense analysis, and the theory of money. The latter was his main research interest and he referred to it as his "white whale".[1]

Work and context

He also coined the term "mathematical institutional economics" in 1959 to describe his scholarly approach to studying the economy. He spent the majority of his career at Yale University, where he was heavily involved with the Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, and launched the virtual Museum of Money and Financial Institutions.

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Author: Harold Foppele


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