Marilda Sotomayor

Marilda A. Oliveira Sotomayor (born March 13, 1944) is a Brazilian mathematician and economist known for her research on auction theory and stable matchings.[1] She is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences,[2] Brazilian Society of Econometrics, and Brazilian Society of Mathematics. She was elected fellow of the Econometric Society in 2003[3] and international honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020.[4]

Marilda Sotomayor
Born (1944-03-13) March 13, 1944
Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
SpouseJorge Sotomayor Tello
Academic career
InstitutionUniversity of São Paulo
FieldMathematics
Market design
Alma materCatholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PhD)
Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (MD)
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (BS)
Information at IDEAS / RePEc
Websitewww.marildasotomayor.com

Education

Sotomayor grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She began her education at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro where she received her degree in Mathematics in 1967. Sotomayor continued her education at Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics where she received her master's degree in Mathematics in 1972. She received her Ph.D. in Mathematics from Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in 1981.[5]

Areas of interest

Marilda Sotomayor specializes in game theory, matching markets, and market design. She is the only expert in both game theory and matching markets in Brazil.[5]

Personal

Sotomayor married Jorge Sotomayor and had two children, a son and a daughter.[5]

Selected works
  • Roth, A.E.; Sotomayor, M.A.O. (1992). Two-Sided Matching: A Study in Game-Theoretic Modeling and Analysis. Econometric Society Monographs. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-43788-2.[6]

References
  1. Coelho, Danilo; Pérez-Castrillo, David (2015-11-25). "On Marilda Sotomayor's extraordinary contribution to matching theory". Journal of Dynamics and Games. 2 (3/4): 201–206. doi:10.3934/jdg.2015001.
  2. "Marilda Antonia de Oliveira Sotomayor – ABC". Brazilian Academy of Sciences (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  3. "Fellows of the Econometric Society 1950 to 2018". The Econometric Society. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  4. "New Members Elected in 2020". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. "Marilda Sotomayor". Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  6. Reviews of Two-Sided Matching: A Study in Game-Theoretic Modeling and Analysis:
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