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Gerard Debreu
French
Mathematician
About the author
I had become interested in economics, an interest that was transformed into a lifetime dedication when I met with the mathematical theory of general economic equilibrium.
Gerard Debreu,
French
Mathematician
#Interest
#Theory
#Economics
#Dedication
In the mid-'60s in Berkeley, the theory of measure spaces of economic agents became one of my main interests.
Gerard Debreu,
French
Mathematician
#Theory
#Measure
The Cowles Commission was the optimal environment for the type of research that I wanted to do.
Gerard Debreu,
French
Mathematician
#Research
#Environment
The dark outside world of Paris under German occupation exerted a strong containing pressure.
Gerard Debreu,
French
Mathematician
#World
#Occupation
#Pressure
#Paris