Dale T. Mortensen

Dale T. Mortensen
Mortensen in 2010
Born(1939-02-02)February 2, 1939
DiedJanuary 9, 2014(2014-01-09) (aged 74)
Academic background
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University
Willamette University
ThesisThe macro-dynamic implications of the 'permanent income' and 'life cycle' savings hypothesis (1967)
Doctoral advisorMichael C. Lovell
Academic work
DisciplineLabor economics
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Doctoral studentsRonald G. Ehrenberg
AwardsIZA Prize in Labor Economics (2005)
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
2010
Website

Dale Thomas Mortensen (February 2, 1939 – January 9, 2014) was an American economist, a professor at Northwestern University, and a winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.