Claude d'Aspremont Lynden
Encyclopedia
Claude d'Aspremont Lynden is a Belgian
economist and professor at the Universite Catholique de Louvain
, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), and Département des sciences économiques (ECON). He obtained a Ph.D. (Dissertation on decision sciences) at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
(United States
) in 1973. His research interest is on mathematical economics
, social choice theory
, and industrial organization
. In 1995, he was awarded the Francqui Prize
on Human Sciences.
Belgium
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economist and professor at the Universite Catholique de Louvain
Université catholique de Louvain
The Université catholique de Louvain, sometimes known, especially in Belgium, as UCL, is Belgium's largest French-speaking university. It is located in Louvain-la-Neuve and in Brussels...
, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), and Département des sciences économiques (ECON). He obtained a Ph.D. (Dissertation on decision sciences) at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
(United States
United States
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) in 1973. His research interest is on mathematical economics
Mathematical economics
Mathematical economics is the application of mathematical methods to represent economic theories and analyze problems posed in economics. It allows formulation and derivation of key relationships in a theory with clarity, generality, rigor, and simplicity...
, social choice theory
Social choice theory
Social choice theory is a theoretical framework for measuring individual interests, values, or welfares as an aggregate towards collective decision. A non-theoretical example of a collective decision is passing a set of laws under a constitution. Social choice theory dates from Condorcet's...
, and industrial organization
Industrial organization
Industrial organization is the field of economics that builds on the theory of the firm in examining the structure of, and boundaries between, firms and markets....
. In 1995, he was awarded the Francqui Prize
Francqui Prize
The Francqui Prize is a prestigious Belgian scholarly and scientific prize, awarded each year since 1933 by the Francqui Foundation in recognition of the achievements of a young Belgian scholar or scientist...
on Human Sciences.