#  Al Roth 

George Gund Professor of Economics & Business Administration - Emeritus, Harvard Business School

Craig and Susan McCaw Professor of Economics, Stanford University

 

 

 



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 Alvin Elliot Roth is the Craig and Susan McCaw professor of economics at [Stanford University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University) and the [Gund](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gund_(philanthropist)) professor of economics and business administration emeritus at [Harvard University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University).[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_E._Roth#cite_note-AlRothspage-1)

 Roth has made significant contributions to the fields of [game theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory), [market design](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_design) and [experimental economics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_economics), and is known for his emphasis on applying economic theory to solutions for "real-world" problems.

 In 2012, he won the [Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Memorial_Prize_in_Economic_Sciences) jointly with [Lloyd Shapley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Shapley) "for the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design"



 

 

 





 

 

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