Howard Raiffa
Howard Raiffa | |
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| Born | January 24, 1924 New York City, US |
| Died | July 8, 2016 (aged 92) Tucson, Arizona, US |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Columbia University Harvard University |
| Thesis | Arbitration Schemes for Generalized Two-Person Games (1952) |
| Doctoral advisor | Arthur Herbert Copeland |
| Doctoral students | Gordon M. Kaufman Robert B. Wilson Bernt P. Stigum Richard Zeckhauser |
Howard Raiffa (/ˈreɪfə/ RAY-fə; January 24, 1924 – July 8, 2016) was an American academic who was the Frank P. Ramsey Professor (Emeritus) of Managerial Economics, a joint chair held by the Business School and Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University. He was an influential Bayesian decision theorist and pioneer in the field of decision analysis, with works in statistical decision theory, game theory, behavioral decision theory, risk analysis, and negotiation analysis. He helped found and was the first director of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis.