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Daniel Kahneman, who never took an economics course but who pioneered a psychologically based branch of that field that led to a Nobel in economic science in 2002, died on Wednesday. His death was confirmed by his partner, Barbara Tversky. Professor Kahneman, who was long associated with Princeton University and lived in Manhattan, employed his training as a psychologist to advance what came to be called behavioral economics. (Ms. Tversky had been married to Professor Tversky, who died in 1996. She and Professor Kahneman became partners several years ago.)
Persons: Daniel Kahneman, Barbara Tversky, Kahneman, Amos Tversky, Tversky Organizations: Princeton University Locations: Manhattan, Stanford
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in economics for his insights into how ingrained neurological biases influence decision making, died Wednesday at the age of 90. In an excerpt from his book, Kahneman described a “leaderless group” challenge used by the Israeli army's Psychology Branch to assess future leadership potential. “It was the first cognitive illusion I discovered,” Kahneman later wrote. “The experience was magical,” Kahneman later wrote in his Nobel autobiography. Combined with other findings, the pair developed a theory of risky choice they eventually named “prospect theory.”Kahneman received the Nobel Prize in economics in 2002 for these and other contributions that ended up underpinning the discipline now known as behavioral economics.
Persons: — Daniel Kahneman, Kahneman, Amos Tversky, , ” Kahneman, Barbara Tversky —, Amos Tversky —, Tversky, “ Amos Organizations: FRANCISCO, Associated Press, Stanford University Locations: Tel Aviv
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