Daniel Kahneman

Daniel Kahneman (/ˈkɑːnəmən/; Hebrew: דניאל כהנמן; born March 5, 1934) is an Israeli-American author, psychologist and economist notable for his work on hedonic psychology, psychology of judgment and decision-making. He is also known for his work in behavioral economics, for which he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (shared with Vernon L. Smith). His empirical findings challenge the assumption of human rationality prevailing in modern economic theory.

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Daniel Kahneman
Kahneman in 2009
Born	(1934-03-05) March 5, 1934 (age 89)[1] Tel Aviv, British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel)
Nationality	American, Israeli
Education	Hebrew University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MA, PhD)
Known for	Cognitive biases Behavioral economics Prospect theory Loss aversion Hedonic psychology
Spouses	Irah Kahneman; Anne Treisman (1978–2018, her death)
Awards	APA Lifetime Achievement Award (2007) Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2002) Presidential Medal of Freedom (2013) Tufts University Leontief Prize (2010) APS Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award (1982) University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award (2003)
Scientific career
Fields	Psychology Economics
Institutions	Princeton University (1993–present) University of California, Berkeley (1986–93) University of British Columbia (1978–86) Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (1972–73) Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1961–77)
Thesis	An analytical model of the semantic differential (1961)
Doctoral advisor	Susan M. Ervin-Tripp
Doctoral students	Anat Ninio Avishai Henik Baruch Fischhoff Ziv Carmon
Daniel Kahneman's voice Recorded August 2013 from the BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs
Website	scholar.princeton.edu/kahneman/

With Amos Tversky and others, Kahneman established a cognitive basis for common human errors that arise from heuristics and biases, and developed prospect theory.

In 2011, he was named by Foreign Policy magazine in its list of top global thinkers.[2] In the same year his book Thinking, Fast and Slow, which summarizes much of his research, was published and became a best seller.[3] In 2015, The Economist listed him as the seventh most influential economist in the world.[4]

He is professor emeritus of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University's Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. Kahneman is a founding partner of TGG Group, a business and philanthropy consulting company. He was married to cognitive psychologist and Royal Society Fellow Anne Treisman, who died in 2018.[5]