Daniel Kahneman

Daniel Kahneman
Kahneman in 2009
Born	(1934-03-05)March 5, 1934 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Died	March 27, 2024(2024-03-27) (aged 90)
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 ​ ​ (m. 1978; died 2018)​
Partner	Barbara Tversky (2020–2024)
Awards	APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award (1982) Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2002) University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award (2003) APA Lifetime Achievement Award (2007) Presidential Medal of Freedom (2013)
Scientific career
Fields	Psychology Economics
Institutions	Princeton University (1993–2024) 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
Notable students	Anat Ninio Avishai Henik Baruch Fischhoff Ziv Carmon Nathan Novemsky Maria Stone
Daniel Kahneman's voice Recorded August 2013 from the BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs
Website	scholar.princeton.edu/kahneman/

Daniel Kahneman (/ˈkɑːnəmən/; Hebrew: דניאל כהנמן; March 5, 1934 – March 27, 2024) was an Israeli-American author, psychologist, and economist notable for his work on hedonism, the 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. Kahneman's published empirical findings challenge the assumption of human rationality prevailing in modern economic theory. Kahneman became known as the "grandfather of behavioral economics."^[1][2][3]

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, Kahneman was named by Foreign Policy magazine in its list of top global thinkers.^[4] In the same year, his book Thinking, Fast and Slow, which summarizes much of his research, was published and became a best seller.^[5] In 2015, The Economist listed him as the seventh most influential economist in the world.

Kahneman was professor emeritus of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University's Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. Kahneman was 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.^[6]