Robert Gibbons (economist)

Robert Gibbons
Born (1958-06-22) June 22, 1958
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
EducationStanford Graduate School of Business
Cambridge University
Harvard University
Doctoral advisorDavid M. Kreps
Robert B. Wilson
Academic work
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctoral studentsPierre Azoulay, Daniel Barron, David Chan, Albert Choi, Florian Ederer, Nicola Lacetera, Michael Powell, Heikki Rantakari, Douglas Staiger
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Robert S. Gibbons (born June 22, 1958) is an American economist, currently the Sloan Distinguished Professor of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He launched the Working Group on Organizational Economics at the National Bureau of Economic Research in 2002, and was its director until 2022.