Daniel McFadden
Daniel McFadden | |
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McFadden in 2014 | |
| Born | July 29, 1937 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
| Known for | Discrete choice |
| Awards | John Bates Clark Medal (1975) Frisch Medal (1986) Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics (2000) Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2000) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Econometrics |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Southern California University of Chicago |
| Doctoral advisor | Leonid Hurwicz |
| Doctoral students | |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Factor Substitution in the Economic Analysis of Production (1962) |
Daniel Little McFadden (born July 29, 1937) is an American econometrician who shared the 2000 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with James Heckman. McFadden's share of the prize was "for his development of theory and methods for analyzing discrete choice". He is the Presidential Professor of Health Economics at the University of Southern California and Professor of the Graduate School at University of California, Berkeley.