William Vickrey shares the 1996 Prize in Economic Sciences with James Mirrlees for contributions to the theory of incentives under asymmetric information. His auction research established why bidding rules matter for revealing private valuations and inspired mechanisms used in modern market design.
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William Vickrey
Nobel Prize history for William Vickrey based on the award records stored in the World History Database.
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