Jean Tirole

Jean Tirole (born 9 August 1953) is a French professor of economics.

Jean Tirole
Tirole in 2007
Born	(1953-08-09) 9 August 1953 (age 72) Troyes, France
Nationality	French
Institution	Toulouse 1 University Capitole Toulouse School of Economics Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales
Field	Microeconomics Game theory Industrial organization
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Paris Dauphine University École nationale des ponts et chaussées École Polytechnique
Doctoral advisor	Eric Maskin
Doctoral students	Roland Bénabou
Awards	John von Neumann Award (1998) BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2008) Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics (2014)
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

In 2014 he won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his analysis of market power and regulation.^[1][2]