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Douglas Gale

b. 1950

Economist (New York University (NYU))

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About Douglas Gale

Born 1950. Douglas Gale is an economist and researcher.

Douglas Gale is an economics professor at New York University. At NYU, Gale is a Julius Silver professor. He was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 2016. Gale is a specialist in general equilibrium theory, financial economics and banking, experimental economics and decision theory.

Education Douglas Gale attended Trent University from 1967-1970 and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Economics after graduating. Afterwards, Gale conducted a junior research fellowship at Churchill College, University of Cambridge from 1975-1978.

Professional career During his career, Douglas Gale has worked at several universities and academic institutions such as Churchill College, Cambridge, London School of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University, and New York University.

Selected publications Capital market imperfections in stock market economies. London School of Economics and Political Science, 1981. Money: In equilibrium. Nisbet, Welwyn, 1982. Money: In disequilibrium. Nisbet, Welwyn, 1983. Financial Innovation and Risk Sharing. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA:, 1994. (with Franklin Allen) Comparing Financial Systems. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA:, 2000. (with Franklin Allen) Strategic Foundations of General Equilibrium: Dynamic Matching and Bargaining Games. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2000.

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Important facts

Born
1950
Birth century
Education
University of Cambridge
Employers
Imperial College London, Imperial College Business School, London School of Economics and Political Science, New York University
Awards
Fellow of the Econometric Society; Fellow of the British Academy

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Who is Douglas Gale?

economist (New York University (NYU))

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Douglas Gale was born in 1950.

What is Douglas Gale's occupation?

Douglas Gale is an economist and researcher.

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· Wikipedia: Douglas Gale

· Wikidata: Q30066206

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