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What position did Hurwicz held at the University of Minnesota in 1969?

  • Associate Professor of Economics

  • Dean of the Economics Department

  • Regents' Professor of Economics

  • Chancellor of the University

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In 1969, Leonid Hurwicz was a Regents' Professor of Economics at the University of Minnesota, a position he held from 1968 until his retirement in 2002. He was recognized as an esteemed scholar in the field of economics, renowned for his contributions to game theory, mechanism design, and economic theory, earning him the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2007 for his pioneering work in mechanism design.
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