Vernon Smith

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University, 1955; M.A. in Economics, University of Kansas, 1952; B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Caltech, 1949.

Research Interests: Experimental economics, market mechanisms, and behavioral economics. Pioneer in the development of experimental methods in economics.

Appointments: Professor of Economics and Law, George Mason University; Research Scholar, Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science.

Awards: Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, 2002, for contributions to experimental economics.

Publications: Author of Papers in Experimental Economics (Cambridge University Press, 1991) and Bargaining and Market Behavior (Cambridge University Press, 2000).

Additional Contributions: Founded the Economic Science Association; Influential in establishing experimental economics as a recognized field.