Question: Recently Thomas C. Schelling passed away, he was-
(a) Economist
(b) Scientific
(c) Astronaut
(d) Agronomist
Ans:( a)
Related facts:
- On 13 December 2016; Thomas Crombie Schelling, an American economist passed away. He was 95.
- He was awarded the 2005 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (shared with Robert Aumann) for “having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis”.
- In 1993 Schelling was awarded the Award for Behavior Research Relevant to the Prevention of Nuclear War from the National Academy of Sciences.
- He was awarded the 2005 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences along with Robert Aumann.
Reference:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/business/economy/thomas-schelling-dead-nobel-laureate.html?_r=1
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economic-sciences/laureates/2005/schelling-facts.html