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Dale T. Mortensen, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2014)
Dale Thomas Mortensen was an American economist, a professor at Northwestern University, and a winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. In May 2011, Mortensen was awarded an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Willamette University. He was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences jointly with Christopher A.
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Dale T. Mortensen was born in 1939. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Dale T. Mortensen's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1939 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.19 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $5,200 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $2,900 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.30 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.25 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 130.9M | 341 million |
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