DeathJuly 152015

Masahiko Aoki

Masahiko Aoki, Japanese-American economist and academic (born 1938)

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When
Wednesday, July 15 201511 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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Person
Masahiko Aoki

At a glance

Born 1938-04-01; died 2015-07-15.

Known as: economist. Citizenship: Japan and Empire of Japan.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Masahiko Aoki, Japanese-American economist and academic (born 1938)

Early life

Educated at: University of Minnesota and University of Tokyo.

Path and career

Worked with / for: Stanford University and Kyoto University.

Awards / honours: Fellow of the Econometric Society.

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