Benjamin Golub

Benjamin Golub
NationalityUnited States of America
Academic background
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology
Stanford University
Doctoral advisorMatthew O. Jackson
Andrzej Skrzypacz
Robert B. Wilson
Academic work
DisciplineMicroeconomics, economics of networks
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Notable ideasResearch on social learning, financial networks
AwardsCalvó-Armengol International Prize, 2020
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Benjamin Golub (also known as Ben Golub) is an American economist who is a professor of economics and computer science at Northwestern University. His research focuses on the economics of networks. He was named the winner of the 2020 biannual Calvó-Armengol International Prize, which recognizes a “top researcher in [e]conomics or social sciences younger than 40 years old for contributions to the theory and comprehension of the mechanisms of social interaction.”