Daniel Kahneman

Psychologist whose prospect theory and heuristics program founded behavioral economics; 2002 Nobel laureate.

Specifications & Metrics

lifespan

1934-2024

nationality

Israeli-American

school

Behavioral

nobel year

2002

Core Principles & Analysis

• Prospect theory (1979, with Tversky) modeled loss aversion and reference-dependent choice.
• Thinking, Fast and Slow (2011) carried the heuristics-and-biases program to a general audience.
• He won the 2002 Nobel jointly with experimental economist Vernon Smith.

Sources

• NobelPrize.org: Daniel Kahneman, Facts