Daniel L. McFadden (1937- )

Awarded the Prize “for his development of theory methods for analyzing discrete choice.”

American economist. McFadden was born on July 29, 1937 at Raleigh, North Carolina. From the University of Minnesota, he received his B.S. in Physics in 1957 his Ph.D. in Behavioral Science (Economics) in 1962. He held the post of professor at Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, now the University of California at Berkeley.
Major Works:
Statistical Confluence Analysis by Means of Complete Regression Systems (1943); Planning for India (1960); Theory of Production (1965); Maxima Minima (1966); Economic Planning Studies: A Collection of Essays (1976); Modelling the Choice of Residual Location (1978)