Nationality British Name Ben Polak | ||
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Born December 22, 1961 (age 62) ( 1961-12-22 ) Residence New Haven, CT, United States Institutions New Economic School
University of Melbourne
Yale University Alma mater Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A., 1984)
Northwestern University (M.A., 1986)
Harvard University (Ph.D., 1992) Thesis Problems from the history of capital markets (1992) Notable awards DeVane Medal (2005) for teaching Books Intrinsic Preference for Information Education University of Cambridge, Trinity College, Cambridge, Harvard University, Northwestern University Fields Decision theory, Game theory, Economic history Similar People Peter Salovey, Rick Levin, Jeffrey G Williamson, Abraham Pierson, James Pierpont | ||
Doctoral advisor Jeffrey G. Williamson | ||
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Benjamin "Ben" Polak (born 22 December 1961) is a British professor of economics and management and Provost at Yale University. From 1999-2001 Polak was the Henry Kohn Associate Professor of Economics and is now the inaugural William C. Brainard Professor of Economics. In January 2013, he became the Provost of Yale University.
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Polak specialises in microeconomic theory, has published 19 peer reviewed papers in leading journals, and is Associate editor of the Journal of Economic Theory.
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In fall 2007, Polak participated in the Open Yale Courses initiative, recording the 24 lecture series and making all course materials freely available on the Internet. Polak describes the motivation for his participation in the scheme as delivering an Ivy League standard education to a wider audience, "It’s not the full Yale experience, unfortunately, but it’s something.”