Background
Thaler, Richard H. was born on September 12, 1945 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Alan M. and Roslyn (Melnikoff) Thaler.
Thaler, Richard H. was born on September 12, 1945 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Alan M. and Roslyn (Melnikoff) Thaler.
Bachelor, Case Western Reserve University, 1967. Master of Arts, University Rochester, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, University Rochester, 1974.
Assistant professor, U. Rochester (New York), 1974-1978; associate professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1978-1986; professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1986; H.J. Louis professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1988. Visiting scholar National Bureau Economics Research, Stanford, California, 1977-1978, Russell Sage Foundation, New York City, 1991-1992. Visiting professor U. B.C., Vancouver, 1984-1985.
Member American Economics Association.
Children: Gregory Scott, Maggie Rose, Jessica Lynn.