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`!Larry Samuelson`! (born April 2, 1953) is the A. Douglas Melamed Professor of Economics at `F33f`_`[Yale University`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Yale_University]`_`f and one of the faculty of the Cowles Foundation of Yale University. `:cite-ref-test-1-0[`F5bf`_`[1`#cite-note-test-1]`_`f]

Samuelson earned his B.A. in economics/political science from the `F33f`_`[University of Illinois`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=University_of_Illinois]`_`f in 1974. He continued on with the University of Illinois for both his master's degree in 1977 and his PhD in 1978—both in economics.`:cite-ref-cv-2-0[`F5bf`_`[2`#cite-note-cv-2]`_`f]

He has previously held faculty positions at the `F33f`_`[University of Florida`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=University_of_Florida]`_`f, `F33f`_`[Syracuse University`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Syracuse_University]`_`f, `F33f`_`[Penn State`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Pennsylvania_State_University]`_`f and the `F33f`_`[University of Wisconsin`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=University_of_Wisconsin–Madison]`_`f.

He has made significant contributions to `F33f`_`[microeconomic theory`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Microeconomic_theory]`_`f and `F33f`_`[game theory`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Game_theory]`_`f.`:cite-ref-sig-3-0[`F5bf`_`[3`#cite-note-sig-3]`_`f] Areas of specialization include the theory of repeated games and the evolutionary foundations of economic behavior.

Samuelson has served on the editorial boards of `*Games and Economic Behavior`*, the `*International Journal of Game Theory`*, `*Economic Theory`*, the `*Journal of Economic Theory`*, `*Theoretical Economics`*, the `*Journal of Economic Literature`*, and `*Econometrica`*. He has served as a co-editor of `*Econometrica `*and the`* American Economic Review`*.

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`:cite-note-test-1`!1.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-test-1-0]`_`f "Faculty". Economics.yale.edu. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

`:cite-note-cv-2`!2.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-cv-2-0]`_`f "Google Drive Viewer" (PDF). Retrieved 22 October 2014.

`:cite-note-sig-3`!3.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-sig-3-0]`_`f "Professor Larry Samuelson". Ed.ac.uk. 15 June 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

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