Robert Aumann
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
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Honours
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Covers
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Records
Robert Aumann’s accolades reflect his monumental impact on game theory and economics. His Nobel Prize in 2005 stands as a capstone to a career that introduced concepts like correlated equilibrium and the agreement theorem, which remain central to modern economic theory. He has been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and has received honorary doctorates from numerous universities. His work continues to be cited and built upon, cementing his status as a founding figure in his field.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Member, United States National Academy of Sciences
Elected for his contributions to mathematics and economics.
Member, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Elected for his contributions to economics and mathematics.
Honorary Doctorate
Recognized for his scholarly achievements.
Honorary Doctorate
Recognized for his scholarly achievements.
Honorary Doctorate
Recognized for his scholarly achievements.
President, Game Theory Society
Served as president of the society.
Magazine Covers
Fortune
June 1, 2026
AI is Forcing Economists to Recheck the Math Beneath Markets
UBS Nobel Perspectives
May 2026
Can game theory prevent wars?
The Jerusalem Post
April 2024
Interview on Israel-Gaza conflict
Tablet Magazine
September 2010
Wrong Move
HuffPost
September 2015
Sitting Down with Professor Robert Aumann
Aish.com
April 2025
Jewish Nobelity
Records & Feats
First to introduce correlated equilibrium
Introduced the concept of correlated equilibrium in 1974, a generalization of Nash equilibrium.
Author of one of the most cited papers in economic theory
His 1976 paper 'Agreeing to Disagree' is among the most cited and influential in economics.