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Oliver E. Williamson was born on September 27, 1932, in Superior, Wisconsin and passed away on May 21, 2020, in Berkeley, California. He held citizenship in the United States, and his occupation was as an economist.
Williamson was an esteemed academic, holding degrees from MIT Sloan School of Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Superior High School (Wisconsin), and Tepper School of Business. His doctoral advisor was Richard Cyert, and he guided doctoral student Jackson Nickerson in his studies.
Oliver E. Williamson was known for his numerous contributions to the fields of economics and microeconomics, particularly in the areas of transaction cost economics and the theory of the firm. His work in these fields culminated in him being awarded the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
