As an economist of global repute and recognition, the works of Eric S. Maskin on economic theories appear attractive to researches working in areas like finance, development and industrial organization. In fact, the achievements of Eric S. Maskin in diverse streams of economics and political science earned him immense popularity.
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Personal life and academic career:
Born on 12th December, 1950 in New York, Maskin acquired degrees in a number of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics from Harvard University in the years 1972, 1974 and 1976 respectively. In 1977, the Cambridge University conferred on him, the honorary M.A. Degree. He also worked as fellows to a number of renowned universities across the globe at different phases of his academic and professional life and received several awards in recognition of his outstanding contributions in the economic spheres.
Major works:
The major works of Maskin include:
The Game Theory
Economics of Incentives
The Social Choice Theory
Recently, he is engaged in doing projects on topics like:
Exploring the benefits and drawbacks of protecting intellectual property
Examining the degree to which public officials should be accountable
Designing of auctions
Exploring formation of coalition
Making comparative studies on different electoral rules such as majority voting, understanding the role of monetary policy, etc.
Some publications:
The Implementation of Social Choice
Optimal Non-Linear Pricing with Two-Dimensional Characteristics
An Equilibrium Analysis of Search and Breach of Contract
A Differentiable Approach to Dominant Strategy Mechanisms
