Lives of the laureates offers readers an informal history of modern economic though as told through autobiographical essays by eighteen winners of the Nobel Prize in economics. The essays not only provide unique insights intro major economics ideas of our time but also shed light on the processes of intellectual discovery and creativity. This fourth edition adds five new Nobel laureates to its list of contributors: Gary S. Becker, recipient in 1992; John C. Harsanyi, co-recipient in 1994; Robert E. Lucas, Jr., recipient in 1995; Myron S. Scholars, co-recipient in 1997; and James J. Heckman, co-recipient in 2000. This edition also includes a new afterword by the editors,†Lessons from the Laureates.†Lives of the Laureates collects revised presentations from a continuing lecture series at Trinity University in San Antonio, for which Novelists from American universities are invited to give an account of My evolution as an Economist.†Some common motivating themes emerge: the importance of real world events and a desire for relevance –as seen in James Tobin’s decision to enter economics in order to understand the ruin caused by the Great Depression and in Gary Becker’s recourse to economics to help him understand inequality, race, and class; the influence of great teachers –several cite the charismatic Milton Friedman; the right conditions for creativity and intellectual discovery-as found at the university of Chicago starting in the late 1940s and the rand Corporation in the 1950s; and the role of chance in their careers –the “lucky accidents†that set them on one path rather than another. Together, these individual accounts give what the editors call a “comprehensive picture of the diverseness, richness, and profundity that is the hallmark of contemporary economic thought in America.â€
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Barry T. Hirsch
Barry T. Hirsch is E.M. Stevens Distinguished Professor of economics, both at Trinity University.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR William Breit
William Breit is E.M. Stevens Distinguished Professor of economics, Emeritus.
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Lives of the Laureates: Eighteen Nobel Economists
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4th ed.
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8171885268
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xvi+351p., Notes; Figures; 23cm.
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