Marilda Sotomayor Explained

Marilda Sotomayor
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Birth Date:	March 13, 1944
Spouse:	Jorge Sotomayor Tello
Field:	Mathematics Market design
Alma Mater:	Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PhD) Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (MD) Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (BS)
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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]

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.

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.

Personal

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

Selected works

• Book: Roth . A.E. . Alvin E. Roth . Sotomayor . M.A.O. . Two-Sided Matching: A Study in Game-Theoretic Modeling and Analysis . Cambridge University Press . Econometric Society Monographs . 1992 . 978-0-521-43788-2 . Two-Sided Matching. ^[6]

Notes and References

1. On Marilda Sotomayor's extraordinary contribution to matching theory. Journal of Dynamics and Games. 2. 3/4. 201–206. Coelho. Danilo. Pérez-Castrillo. David. 2015-11-25. en. 10.3934/jdg.2015001. free.
2. Web site: Marilda Antonia de Oliveira Sotomayor – ABC. Brazilian Academy of Sciences. pt-BR. 2019-04-03.
3. Web site: Fellows of the Econometric Society 1950 to 2018. The Econometric Society. 2019-04-03.
4. Web site: New Members Elected in 2020 . . 24 April 2020.
5. Web site: Marilda Sotomayor. 2019-03-31.
6. Reviews of Two-Sided Matching: A Study in Game-Theoretic Modeling and Analysis:
   • Wieczorek. A.. zbMATH. none. 0726.90003.
   • Moldovanu. B.. Benny Moldovanu. January 1992. Journal of Economics. 116–117. Review. 55. .
   • Rothblum. Uriel G.. Uriel Rothblum. January 1992. 10.1016/0899-8256(92)90011-g. 1. Games and Economic Behavior. 161–165. none. 4.
   • Bergstrom. Theodore C.. June 1992. 2. Journal of Economic Literature. 2727713. 896–898. none. 30.
   • Kirman. Alan P.. July 1992. 10.2307/2234601. 413. The Economic Journal. 2234601. 975–976. none. 102.
   • Winters. Jan Kees. October 1992. 10.1016/0176-2680(92)90017-b. 3. European Journal of Political Economy. 510–514. none. 8.
   • Kamecke. Ulrich. November 1992. 10.2307/2554894. 236. Economica. 2554894. 487–489. New Series. none. 59.
   • Potters. Jos. Mathematical Reviews. 1119308. none. 1993.