Harry Markowitz
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- Born
- 1927
- Died
- 2023
- Works
- 29
Top works
- Mean-variance analysis in portfolio choice and capital markets
- The theory and practice of investment management
- Simscript: a simulation programming language
- Portfolio selection
- Risk-Return Analysis, Volume 2
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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Key facts
- Born
- Harry Max Markowitz , ( 1927-08-24 ) August 24, 1927, Chicago , Illinois, U.S.
- Died
- June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22) (aged 95), San Diego , California, U.S.
- Education
- University of Chicago ( PhB , MA , PhD )
- Doctoral advisor
- Milton Friedman , Jacob Marschak
- Influences
- Tjalling Koopmans , Leonard Savage
- Discipline
- Financial economics
- School or tradition
- Chicago School of Economics
- Institutions
- Harry Markowitz Company, Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego , Baruch College , RAND Corporation , Cowles Commission , University of Pennsylvania
- Notable ideas
- Modern portfolio theory , Efficient frontier , Sparse matrix methods, SIMSCRIPT
- Awards
- John von Neumann Theory Prize (1989), Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1990)
- Website
- Information at IDEAS / RePEc
Key dates
- Born
- 24 August 1927
- Died
- 22 June 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- San Diego
- Occupation
- economist
- Employer
- RAND Corporation
- Languages spoken
- English language
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Harry Max Markowitz (August 24, 1927 – June 22, 2023) was an American economist who received the 1989 John von Neumann Theory Prize and the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
Markowitz was a professor of finance at the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He is best known for his pioneering work in modern portfolio theory, studying the effects of asset risk, return, correlation and diversification on probable investment portfolio returns.
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