What is Kenneth Arrow?
{{nobelprize|Economics}} {{Infobox person | name = Kenneth J. Arrow | image = Kenneth Arrow, Stanford University.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|08|23}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], USA | death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|2|21|1921|8|23}} | death_place = [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]], [[California]], USA | nationality = [[Americans|American]] | alma_mater = [[Columbia University]]<br>[[City College of New York]] | opposed = | awards = [[John Bates Clark Medal]] (1957)<br />[[Nobel Prize in Economics]] (1972)<br />[[von Neumann Theory Prize]] (1986)<br />[[National Medal of Science]] (2004) | signature = }} '''Kenneth Joseph Arrow''' (August 23, 1921 &ndash; February 21, 2017) was an [[Americans|American]] [[economist]]. He won the [[Nobel Prize in Economics]] with [[John Hicks]] in 1972. Until 2019, he was the youngest person to have received this award, at 51.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dubaichronicle.com/2014/10/15/businesses-wins-nobel-prize-in-economic-sciences/|title=Tamer of Big Businesses Wins Nobel Prize in Economics|publisher=Stanford.edu|accessdate=December 5, 2014|date=October 14, 2014|archive-date=October 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021082551/http://www.dubaichronicle.com/2014/10/15/businesses-wins-nobel-prize-in-economic-sciences/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Early life== Arrow was born on August 23, 1921 in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. He studied at the [[City College of New York]] and at [[Columbia University]]. Arrow married Selma Schweitzer in 1947. They had two sons. ==Career== In economics, he was thought be an important figure in post-[[World War II]] [[Neo-classical economics|neo-classical economic theory]]. Many of his former graduate students have gone on to win the Nobel Prize themselves. Arrow was active on the international scene through a variety of initia