George J. Stigler (1911–1991)

David M. Levy () and Sandra J. Peart ()
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David M. Levy: Department of Economics, George Mason University
Sandra J. Peart: University of Richmond

Chapter 19 in The Palgrave Companion to Chicago Economics, 2022, pp 445-475 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Economists today, trained in a mathematical discipline, find it difficult to appreciate George Stigler’s combination of technical competence, scholarly erudition, and mordant wit. We document a tacit list of gaps in the body of economic theory that Stigler laid out in the first edition of his textbook, and we discuss how he spent his life filling in the gaps. Throughout, we address Stigler’s question of whether economists believe they are better than those they study.

Keywords: Price theory; Diet problem; Product exhaustion; Constant returns to scale; Fixed proportions; Monopolistic competition; Price distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-01775-9_19

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