Myron Scholes
Myron Samuel Scholes (/ʃoʊlz/ SHOHLZ;[1] born July 1, 1941) is a Canadian-American financial economist.
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| Born | Myron Samuel Scholes July 1, 1941 Timmins, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canada, United States |
| Field | Financial economics |
| School or tradition | Chicago school of economics |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (MBA, PhD) McMaster University (BA) |
| Doctoral advisor | Eugene Fama Merton Miller |
| Influences | George Stigler, Milton Friedman |
| Contributions | Black–Scholes model |
| Awards | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics (1997) |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
In 1997, Scholes with Robert C. Merton won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
References
- "Scholes on merriam-webster.com". Retrieved October 20, 2012.
Other websites
- Nobel e-Museum page on 1997 prize for economics
- Platinum Grove Asset Management, company where Scholes is chairman
- Speaker at Hedge Fund Conference
- PBS Nova – Trillion Dollar Bet (2000)
- IDEAS/RePEc
- "Findings and Opinion" Long Term Capital Holdings vs. United States
- "Myron S. Scholes (1941– )". The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. Library of Economics and Liberty (2nd ed.). Liberty Fund. 2008.
- Scholes Appearances on C-SPAN
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