James Tobin(1918–2002)

Economics

James Tobin is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics (1981) from United States. They have received 2 major awards in total. Their primary field is Economics. They were educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and University Laboratory High School. They have been affiliated with Yale University.

2
Major Awards
759
Publications
37,963
Citations
71
h-index
240
i10-index
50
Avg Citations/Paper

Awards & Recognition

Nobel Prize in Economics

for his analysis of financial markets and their relations to expenditure decisions, employment, production and prices

Yale University
1981

Career History

Lecturer & Emeritus

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

Oshkosh, US

2016 — Present

Principal Investigator/Staff Scientist

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Livermore, US

1989 — 2015

Assistant Professor

University of Wisconsin Madison

Madison, US

1983 — 1989

Education

University of California Berkeley

PhD

Chemistry

1983

University of Wisconsin Madison

BS with Distinction

Chemistry

1978

Research Funding

Complex Systems

Basic Energy Sciences

1994 — 2012

Career Path

Award progression over time

Apex Elite Prestigious

Education

University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
University Laboratory High School
Harvard University(Doctor of Philosophy)

Doctoral Advisors

Edmund PhelpsRobert Z. AliberJanet YellenRichard R. NelsonJohn Y. CampbellWillem BuiterMarcel DagenaisDuncan K. FoleyHiroshi YoshikawaUri PossenKoichi HamadaKiyohiko G. NishimuraYukio NoguchiWilliam BrainardJonathan EatonStanley W. BlackMichael HaliassosWalter Christian DoldeArnold KatzHarold W. WattsDouglas A. DowningMatthew D. BermanRichard Nathaniel RosettCraig Eliot SwanMark GersovitzDonald Arthur NicholsPaul Daniel MastroddiMarcus Hay MillerLewis Charles MillerEdward Faulkner McKelveyEdward J. StevensJohn Henry CiccoloThad W. MirerBernard Max MarksteinJoseph Schumpeter

Positions & Roles

president

Academy Memberships

National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Top Publications

Application of FEFF analyses to actinide 5f systems
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films202022 citations
Pu 5f Occupation in Plutonium Dioxide
Inorganic Chemistry202319 citations
The X-ray emission of cerium oxide
Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena202111 citations

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