Maurice Allais - Facts

Maurice Allais

Born: 31 May 1911, Paris, France

Died: 9 October 2010, Paris, France

Affiliation at the time of the award: École Nationale Supérieur des Mines de Paris, Paris, France

Prize motivation: "for his pioneering contributions to the theory of markets and efficient utilization of resources"

Field: partial and general equilibrium theory

Contribution: Provided increasingly rigorous mathematical formulations of market equilibrium and the efficiency properties of markets.

Prize share: 1/1