George Stigler
| George Stigler | |
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| Born |
January 17, 1911 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | December 1, 1991 (aged 80) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Institution |
Columbia University Brown University University of Chicago Iowa State University |
| Field | Economics |
| School or tradition |
Chicago School of Economics |
| Alma mater |
University of Washington (BA) Northwestern University (MBA) University of Chicago (PhD) |
| Doctoral advisor |
Frank Knight |
| Doctoral students |
Jacob Mincer Thomas Sowell |
| Influences | Jacob Viner, Henry Simons, Milton Friedman |
| Influenced |
Jacques Drèze Mark Blaug Gary Becker |
| Contributions | Capture theory |
| Awards |
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1982) National Medal of Science (1987) |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
George Joseph Stigler (January 17, 1911 – December 1, 1991) was a U.S. economist, the 1982 laureate in Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and a key leader of the Chicago School of Economics. Stigler is famously known for crowning economics as "an imperial science".
Stigler was born in Seattle, Washington, the son of Elsie Elizabeth (Hungler) and Joseph Stigler. He was of German descent. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1931 with a B.A and then spent a year at Northwestern University from which he obtained his M.B.A in 1932. It was during his studies at Northwestern that Stigler developed an interest in economics and decided on an academic career.
Due to a tuition scholarship that he received from the University of Chicago, Stigler enrolled at the university in 1933 to study economics and went on to earn his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago in 1938. His teaching experience began in 1936 at Iowa State College, where he taught until 1938. He spent much of World War II at Columbia University, performing mathematical and statistical research for the Manhattan Project. He then spent one year at Brown University. He served on the Columbia faculty from 1947 to 1958.
While at Chicago, he was greatly influenced by Frank Knight, his dissertation supervisor. Milton Friedman, a friend for over sixty years, commented that it was remarkable for Stigler to have passed his dissertation through Knight, as only three or four students had ever managed to complete their PhD dissertation under Knight in his 28 years at Chicago. Stigler's influences included Jacob Viner and Henry Simons, as well as students W. Allen Wallis and Friedman.
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