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Leonid Leo Hurwicz (Russian: Леони́д Гу́рвич; August 21 1917 – June 24 2008) was an economist and mathematician born in Moscow. He originated incentive compatibility and mechanism design which show how desired outcomes are achieved in economics social science and political science. Interactions of individuals and institutions markets and trade are analyzed and understood today using the models Hurwicz developed.

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alma mater
University of Warsaw, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, London School of Economics
award
National Medal of Science, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
birth date
1917-08-21
birth place
Moscow, Russia, Russian Republic
death date
2008-06-24
death place
Minneapolis, United States
individualised GND number
133491641
influenced
Daniel McFadden
influenced by
Tjalling Koopmans, Jacob Marschak
institution
Iowa State University, University of Minnesota
nationality
Poland

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