Kenneth Arrow

Kenneth Joseph Arrow (August 23, 1921 – February 21, 2017) was an American economist. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics with John Hicks in 1972. Until 2019, he was the youngest person to have received this award, at 51.

Early life
Arrow was born on August 23, 1921 in New York City, New York. He studied at the City College of New York and at Columbia University. Arrow married Selma Schweitzer in 1947. They had two sons.

Career
In economics, he was thought be an important figure in post-World War II neo-classical economic theory. Many of his former graduate students have gone on to win the Nobel Prize themselves. 

Arrow was active on the international scene through a variety of initiatives including trustee of Economists for Peace and Security and a member of the Advisory Board of Incentives for Global Health, the not-for-profit behind the Health Impact Fund.

Death
Arrow died on February 21, 2017 from natural causes at his home in Palo Alto, California, aged 95.

References

Other websites

 Collected Papers of Kenneth J. Arrow
 Kenneth Arrow  at stanford.edu
 Autobiography  at nobel.se
 Kenneth Arrow  Profile at cepa.newschool.edu
 Social Choice and Individual Values
 Photos of Kenneth Arrow
 IDEAS/RePEc
 Kenneth J. Arrow: Nobel Prize in Economics Recipient by Seymour "Sy" Brody, Florida Atlantic University Libraries

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