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Working Papers

1989

1. The Future of Higher Education: An Economic Perspective
   Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State

1988

2. John Stuart Mill
   Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State

1985

3. Frank Hyneman Knight
   Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State

1983

4. Autobiography
   Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee
5. The Extent of the Market
   Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State
   See also Journal Article The Extent of the Market, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (1985) View citations (135) (1985)
6. The Origin of the Sherman Act
   Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State

1982

7. The Process and Progress of Economics
   Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee View citations (4)

1980

8. An Introduction to Privacy in Economics and Politics
   Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State View citations (9)
9. Legislative Tenure
   Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State
10. The Economist as Preacher
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State
11. The Ethics of Competition: The Friendly Economists
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State
12. The Ethics of Competition: The Unfriendly Critics
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State

Journal Articles

2011

1. Economics of Information
   Ekonomicheskaya Politika / Economic Policy, 2011, 5, 35—49 View citations (4)
   Also in Journal of Political Economy, 1961, 69, (3), 213 (1961) View citations (1525)

1995

2. The Journals of Economics
   Journal of Political Economy, 1995, 103, (2), 331-59 View citations (82)

1992

3. Law or Economics?
   Journal of Law and Economics, 1992, 35, (2), 455-68 View citations (51)
4. Marshall on Market Price
   History of Political Economy, 1992, 24, (4), 967-971 View citations (1)

1991

5. Charles Babbage (1791 + 200 = 1991)
   Journal of Economic Literature, 1991, 29, (3), 1149-52

1990

6. Ricardo or Hollander? [Ricardian Growth Theory: A Resolution of Some Problems in Textual Interpretation]
   Oxford Economic Papers, 1990, 42, (4), 765-68

1989

7. Adam Smith and Public Choice: A Reply to Anderson
   History of Political Economy, 1989, 21, (4), 659-660

1988

8. Palgrave's Dictionary of Economics
   Journal of Economic Literature, 1988, 26, (4), 1729-36 View citations (1)

1985

9. The Extent of the Market
   Journal of Law and Economics, 1985, 28, (3), 555-85 View citations (135)
   See also Working Paper The Extent of the Market, Working Papers (1983) (1983)

1983

10. Nobel Lecture: The Process and Progress of Economics
    Journal of Political Economy, 1983, 91, (4), 529-45 View citations (12)
11. The Literature of Economics: The Case of Berle and Means
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1983, 26, (2), 237-68 View citations (26)

1982

12. The Economists and the Problem of Monopoly
    American Economic Review, 1982, 72, (2), 1-11 View citations (26)

1979

13. The Pattern of Citation Practices in Economics
    History of Political Economy, 1979, 11, (1), 1-20 View citations (17)

1978

14. The Literature of Economics: The Case of the Kinked Oligopoly Demand Curve
    Economic Inquiry, 1978, 16, (2), 185-204 View citations (7)

1977

15. De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum
    American Economic Review, 1977, 67, (2), 76-90 View citations (1081)
16. The Conference Handbook
    Journal of Political Economy, 1977, 85, (2), 441-43 View citations (8)

1976

17. The Successes and Failures of Professor Smith
    Journal of Political Economy, 1976, 84, (6), 1199-1213 View citations (24)
18. The Xistence of X-Efficiency
    American Economic Review, 1976, 66, (1), 213-16 View citations (97)

1975

19. Buyer's Prices, Seller's Prices, and Price Flexibility: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1975, 65, (3), 526
20. Determinants of Participation in Presidential Elections: Comment
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1975, 18, (3), 743-44
21. The Citation Practices of Doctorates in Economics
    Journal of Political Economy, 1975, 83, (3), 477-507 View citations (40)
22. The Effects of Economic Policies on Votes for the Presidency: Some Evidence from Recent Elections: Comment
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1975, 18, (3), 801-02 View citations (1)
23. The Goals of Economic Policy
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1975, 18, (2), 283-92 View citations (5)
    Also in The Journal of Business, 1958, 31, 169 (1958)

1974

24. ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND SIZE OF PLANT: THE EVIDENCE AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
    Journal of Common Market Studies, 1974, 13, (2), 92-115 View citations (2)
25. Free Riders and Collective Action: An Appendix to Theories of Economic Regulation
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1974, 5, (2), 359-365 View citations (62)
26. Henry Calvert Simons
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1974, 17, (1), 1-5 View citations (6)
27. Law Enforcement, Malfeasance, and Compensation of Enforcers
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 1974, 3, (1), 1-18 View citations (634)

1973

28. A Sketch of the History of Truth in Teaching
    Journal of Political Economy, 1973, 81, (2), 491-95 View citations (2)
29. General Economic Conditions and National Elections
    American Economic Review, 1973, 63, (2), 160-67 View citations (76)
30. Industrial Prices, as Administered by Dr. Means
    American Economic Review, 1973, 63, (4), 717-21 View citations (5)

1972

31. Economic competition and political competition
    Public Choice, 1972, 13, (1), 91-106 View citations (152)
32. The Adoption of the Marginal Utility Theory
    History of Political Economy, 1972, 4, (2), 571-586 View citations (5)
33. The Commission on Financial Structure and Regulation: Its Organization and Recommendations: Discussion
    Journal of Finance, 1972, 27, (2), 340-41

1971

34. Profits of Defense Contractors
    American Economic Review, 1971, 61, (4), 692-94 View citations (5)
35. Smith's Travels on the Ship of State
    History of Political Economy, 1971, 3, (2), 265-277 View citations (15)
36. The Theory of Economic Regulation
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1971, 2, (1), 3-21 View citations (1452)

1970

37. Director's Law of Public Income Redistribution
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1970, 13, (1), 1-10 View citations (134)
38. The Optimum Enforcement of Laws
    Journal of Political Economy, 1970, 78, (3), 526-36 View citations (363)
    See also Chapter The Optimum Enforcement of Laws, NBER Chapters, 1974, 55-67 (1974) View citations (8) (1974)

1969

39. Alfred Marshall's Lectures on Progress and Poverty
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1969, 12, (1), 181-83 View citations (1)
40. Does Economics Have a Useful Past?
    History of Political Economy, 1969, 1, (2), 217-230 View citations (16)
41. Events, Ideology & Economic Theory: The Determinants of Progress in the Development of Economic Analysis. Edited by Robert V. Eagly. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1968. Pp. 207. $8.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1969, 29, (2), 336-337
42. Opportunity Cost of Marriage: Comment
    Journal of Political Economy, 1969, 77, (5), 863

1968

43. Price and Non-Price Competition
    Journal of Political Economy, 1968, 76, (1), 149 View citations (21)

1967

44. Imperfections in the Capital Market
    Journal of Political Economy, 1967, 75, (3), 287 View citations (45)
45. The Economics of Conflict of Interest
    Journal of Political Economy, 1967, 75, (1), 100 View citations (4)

1964

46. Competition and Concentration
    Challenge, 1964, 12, (4), 18-21 View citations (2)
47. [Professor Stigler Revisited]: Comment
    The Journal of Business, 1964, 37, 414 View citations (3)

1963

48. Archibald versus Chicago
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1963, 30, (1), 63-64
    See also Chapter Archibald versus Chicago, Palgrave Macmillan Books, 1972, 184-186 (1972) (1972)
49. Public Regulation of the Securities Markets
    The Journal of Business, 1963, 37, 117 View citations (6)

1962

50. Marshall's Principles After Guillebaud
    Journal of Political Economy, 1962, 70, (3), 282

1961

51. Administered Prices and Oligopolistic Inflation
    The Journal of Business, 1961, 35, 1

1960

52. Reply
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1960, 74, (4), 670-671

1959

53. The Politics of Political Economists
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1959, 73, (4), 522-532 View citations (38)

1957

54. Perfect Competition, Historically Contemplated
    Journal of Political Economy, 1957, 65, (1), 1 View citations (66)
    See also Chapter Perfect Competition, Historically Contemplated, Palgrave Macmillan Books, 1972, 105-130 (1972) (1972)

1954

55. Schumpeter's History of Economic Analysis
    Journal of Political Economy, 1954, 62, (4), 344 View citations (1)

1952

56. The Ricardian Theory of Value and Distribution
    Journal of Political Economy, 1952, 60, (3), 187 View citations (13)

1951

57. The Division of Labor is Limited by the Extent of the Market
    Journal of Political Economy, 1951, 59, (3), 185 View citations (452)

1950

58. The Development of Utility Theory. I
    Journal of Political Economy, 1950, 58, (4), 307 View citations (127)
    Also in Journal of Political Economy, 1950, 58, (5), 373 (1950) View citations (113)

1947

59. Notes on the History of the Giffen Paradox
    Journal of Political Economy, 1947, 55, (2), 152 View citations (24)
60. Stuart Wood and the Marginal Productivity Theory
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1947, 61, (4), 640-649
61. The Kinky Oligopoly Demand Curve and Rigid Prices
    Journal of Political Economy, 1947, 55, (5), 432 View citations (76)

1946

62. Labor Productivity and Size of Farm: A Statistical Pitfall
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1946, 28, (3), 821-825 View citations (1)

1945

63. The Cost of Subsistence
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1945, 27, (2), 303-314 View citations (79)

1943

64. National Income and Its Composition, 1919–1938. Simon Kuznets. New York; National Bureau of Economic Research, 1941. 2 vol.; pp. XXX, 929. $5
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1943, 25, (2), 528-532
65. Outlay and Income in the United States, 1921–1938, Harold Barger, New York, National Bureau of Economic Research, 1942. Pp. xxvii, 388. $2.50
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1943, 25, (3), 716-718

1940

66. Notes on the Theory of Duopoly
    Journal of Political Economy, 1940, 48, (4), 521 View citations (25)
67. Programs for Using Agricultural Surpluses to Reduce Malnutrition and to Benefit Farmers: Discussion by George J. Stigler
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1940, 22, (1), 339-340
68. The Control of Competition in Canada, Lloyd G. Reynolds. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1940. Pp. xiv+324. $3.50
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1940, 22, (4), 794-796

1939

69. Production and Distribution in the Short Run
    Journal of Political Economy, 1939, 47, (3), 305 View citations (119)

1938

70. Social Welfare and Differential Prices
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1938, 20, (3), 573-586 View citations (2)

1937

71. A Generalization of the Theory of Imperfect Competition
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1937, 19, (3), 707-717 View citations (4)
72. The Economics of Carl Menger
    Journal of Political Economy, 1937, 45, (2), 229 View citations (5)

Books

2003

1. Memoirs of an Unregulated Economist
   University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (6)

1983

2. The Organization of Industry
   University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (39)

1971

3. Can Regulatory Agencies Protect the Consumer?
   Books, American Enterprise Institute View citations (2)

1970

4. The Behavior of Industrial Prices
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (128)

1963

5. Capital and Rates of Return in Manufacturing Industries
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (60)

1957

6. The Demand and Supply of Scientific Personnel
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (67)

1956

7. Trends in Employment in the Service Industries
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)

1955

8. Business Concentration and Price Policy
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (77)

1950

9. Employment and Compensation in Education
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)

1947

10. Trends in Output and Employment
    NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)

1946

11. Domestic Servants in the United States, 1900-1940
    NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

Edited books

1988

1. Chicago Studies in Political Economy
   University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press

Chapters

1996

1. The Pleasures and Pains of Modern Capitalism
   Palgrave Macmillan

1974

2. The Optimum Enforcement of Laws
   A chapter in Essays in the Economics of Crime and Punishment, 1974, pp 55-67 View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article The Optimum Enforcement of Laws, University of Chicago Press (1970) View citations (363) (1970)

1972

3. Archibald versus Chicago
   Palgrave Macmillan
   See also Journal Article Archibald versus Chicago, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (1963) (1963)
4. Monopolistic Competition in Retrospect
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)
5. Perfect Competition, Historically Contemplated
   Palgrave Macmillan
   See also Journal Article Perfect Competition, Historically Contemplated, University of Chicago Press (1957) View citations (66) (1957)

1970

6. Appendix A: Transcriptional Editing of Raw Data
   A chapter in The Behavior of Industrial Prices, 1970, pp 95-100
7. Appendix B: The Construction of the NBER Index Numbers
   A chapter in The Behavior of Industrial Prices, 1970, pp 101-104
8. Appendix C: Prices of Individual Commodities and Commodity Groups
   A chapter in The Behavior of Industrial Prices, 1970, pp 105-192
9. Appendix D: Prices in Specific Cycles
   A chapter in The Behavior of Industrial Prices, 1970, pp 193-196
10. Appendix E: Antitrust Cases
    A chapter in The Behavior of Industrial Prices, 1970, pp 197
11. Comparison of Indexes for Individual Commodities
    A chapter in The Behavior of Industrial Prices, 1970, pp 56-70
12. Indexes for Commodity Groups and for All Commodities Included
    A chapter in The Behavior of Industrial Prices, 1970, pp 71-87
13. Introduction and Summary
    A chapter in The Behavior of Industrial Prices, 1970, pp 3-10
14. The Dispersion of Price Movements
    A chapter in The Behavior of Industrial Prices, 1970, pp 88-94 View citations (8)
15. The Emergence of "the" Problem of Industrial Prices
    A chapter in The Behavior of Industrial Prices, 1970, pp 11-20
16. The Nature of the Price Indexes
    A chapter in The Behavior of Industrial Prices, 1970, pp 34-55
17. The Price Data: Procedures, Characteristics, and Limitations
    A chapter in The Behavior of Industrial Prices, 1970, pp 21-33

1963

18. Appendices, Index
    A chapter in Capital and Rates of Return in Manufacturing Industries, 1963, pp 107-228
19. Competition and the Rate of Return
    A chapter in Capital and Rates of Return in Manufacturing Industries, 1963, pp 54-71 View citations (2)
20. Errata Statement for "Capital and Rates of Return in Manufacturing Industries"
    A chapter in Capital and Rates of Return in Manufacturing Industries, 1963, pp 2-8 View citations (51)
21. Front matter, "Capital and Rates of Return in Manufacturing Industries" including Preface
    A chapter in Capital and Rates of Return in Manufacturing Industries, 1963, pp -21--9 View citations (43)
22. Introduction to "Capital and Rates of Return in Manufacturing Industries"
    A chapter in Capital and Rates of Return in Manufacturing Industries, 1963, pp 3-10 View citations (52)
23. Labor and Capital
    A chapter in Capital and Rates of Return in Manufacturing Industries, 1963, pp 92-104
24. The Flow of Investment and the Pattern of Rates of Return
    A chapter in Capital and Rates of Return in Manufacturing Industries, 1963, pp 11-53
25. The Rate of Investment
    A chapter in Capital and Rates of Return in Manufacturing Industries, 1963, pp 72-91

1962

26. Information in the Labor Market
    A chapter in Investment in Human Beings, 1962, pp 94-105 View citations (251)

1961

27. Economic Problems in Measuring Changes in Productivity
    A chapter in Output, Input, and Productivity Measurement, 1961, pp 47-78 View citations (10)

1957

28. A General View of the Technological Professions
    A chapter in The Demand and Supply of Scientific Personnel, 1957, pp 1-18
29. Appendix A: Engineering Earnings
    A chapter in The Demand and Supply of Scientific Personnel, 1957, pp 107-142
30. Appendix B: Census Data on Number of Engineers and Chemists, 1890-1950
    A chapter in The Demand and Supply of Scientific Personnel, 1957, pp 143-155
31. Appendix C: Tables on Engineering Enrollments and Degrees
    A chapter in The Demand and Supply of Scientific Personnel, 1957, pp 156-165
32. Appendix D: Projections of the Number of Engineering Degrees to 1970
    A chapter in The Demand and Supply of Scientific Personnel, 1957, pp 166-173
33. Appendix E: Reconciliation of 1940 and 1950 Census Counts of Engineers
    A chapter in The Demand and Supply of Scientific Personnel, 1957, pp 174-178
34. Appendix F: Tables on Years of School Completed for Engineers, 1940, and Age and Years of School Completed for Engineers and Scientists, 1950
    A chapter in The Demand and Supply of Scientific Personnel, 1957, pp 179-188
35. Appendix G: Analysis of Rates of Transfer out of the Engineering Profession for Engineers with Varying Years of Experience
    A chapter in The Demand and Supply of Scientific Personnel, 1957, pp 189-191
36. Appendix H: The Engineers Joint Council Surveys
    A chapter in The Demand and Supply of Scientific Personnel, 1957, pp 192-196
37. Appendix I: Advertisements for Engineers
    A chapter in The Demand and Supply of Scientific Personnel, 1957, pp 197-198
38. Demand and Supply: Methods of Analysis
    A chapter in The Demand and Supply of Scientific Personnel, 1957, pp 19-46 View citations (2)
39. Factors Influencing the Demand for Engineers and Chemists
    A chapter in The Demand and Supply of Scientific Personnel, 1957, pp 47-72
40. Supply and Demand for Mathemeticians and Physicists
    A chapter in The Demand and Supply of Scientific Personnel, 1957, pp 93-106
41. The Supply of Engineers
    A chapter in The Demand and Supply of Scientific Personnel, 1957, pp 73-92

1956

42. A Historical Preface
    A chapter in Trends in Employment in the Service Industries, 1956, pp 14-46
43. Factors in the Trend of Employment in the Service Industries
    A chapter in Trends in Employment in the Service Industries, 1956, pp 157-166 View citations (1)
44. Retail Trade
    A chapter in Trends in Employment in the Service Industries, 1956, pp 61-89
45. Routine Personal Services
    A chapter in Trends in Employment in the Service Industries, 1956, pp 90-105
46. Staff Reports: Wages, Employment, and Productivity
    A chapter in Basic Research and the Analysis of Current Business Conditions, Thirty-sixth Annual Report, 1956, pp 45-54
47. The Business Services
    A chapter in Trends in Employment in the Service Industries, 1956, pp 138-156
48. The Classification and Characteristics of Service Industries
    A chapter in Trends in Employment in the Service Industries, 1956, pp 47-60
49. The Growth of the Service Industries
    A chapter in Trends in Employment in the Service Industries, 1956, pp 1-13 View citations (1)
50. The Professional Service Industries
    A chapter in Trends in Employment in the Service Industries, 1956, pp 106-137

1955

51. Introduction to "Business Concentration and Price Policy"
    A chapter in Business Concentration and Price Policy, 1955, pp 3-14

1950

52. Appendices, Employment and Compensation in Education
    A chapter in Employment and Compensation in Education, 1950, pp 64-73 View citations (4)
53. Elementary and Secondary Education
    A chapter in Employment and Compensation in Education, 1950, pp 1-28
54. Higher Education
    A chapter in Employment and Compensation in Education, 1950, pp 29-63

1947

55. A Preview of the General Findings
    A chapter in Trends in Output and Employment, 1947, pp 3-5
56. Concluding Observations
    A chapter in Trends in Output and Employment, 1947, pp 54-60
57. Introduction, Trends in Output and Employment
    A chapter in Trends in Output and Employment, 1947, pp 1-2 View citations (25)
58. Trends in Employment
    A chapter in Trends in Output and Employment, 1947, pp 32-41 View citations (37)
59. Trends in Output
    A chapter in Trends in Output and Employment, 1947, pp 6-31 View citations (38)
60. Trends in Output per Worker
    A chapter in Trends in Output and Employment, 1947, pp 42-53

1946

61. Appendices, Domestic Servants in the United States, 1900-1940
    A chapter in Domestic Servants in the United States, 1900-1940, 1946, pp 37-44 View citations (1)
62. Conclusion
    A chapter in Domestic Servants in the United States, 1900-1940, 1946, pp 35-37
63. Factors Affecting the Income of Servants
    A chapter in Domestic Servants in the United States, 1900-1940, 1946, pp 20-35
64. The Characteristics of Servants
    A chapter in Domestic Servants in the United States, 1900-1940, 1946, pp 6-12
65. The Number of Servants, 1900-1940
    A chapter in Domestic Servants in the United States, 1900-1940, 1946, pp 1-6
66. The Wages and Hours of Servants
    A chapter in Domestic Servants in the United States, 1900-1940, 1946, pp 12-20