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Michael Jensen
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American economist
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Michael C. Jensen was an American economist and university teacher. He was born in Rochester in 1939 and died in Sarasota in 2024. Jensen was educated at the Booth School of Business and served as a doctoral student under Clark Gregg. His professional career included positions at Harvard University and the University of Rochester.
His work focused on economics, corporate finance, finance, and organizational theory. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, where he was recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. He received the award of Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was listed among the Clarivate Citation Laureates. He spoke English.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Family name
- Jensen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Rochester
- Place of death
- Sarasota
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Booth School of Business
- Employer
- University of Rochester
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- Clark Gregg
- Field of work
- theory of the firm
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- date of birth
- 1939-11-30
- name in native language
- Michael C. Jensen
- date of death
- 2024-04-02
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