Frontiers of economics Nobel laureates of the twentieth century
Title:
Frontiers of economics Nobel laureates of the twentieth century
Author:
Wahid, Abu N. M.
ISBN:
9780313017049
Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxxi, 422 p.) : ill.
Contents:
Preface; About the Editor and Contributors; The Economics Nobel Prize at a Glance (1969-1999); 1. The Nobel Prize in Economics: A Brief Overview; 2. Ragnar Frisch (1895-1973): A Founding Father of Econometrics and a Laureate of 1969; 3. Jan Tinbergen (1903-1994): Who Integrated Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, and Economics and Was a Laureate of 1969; 4. Paul Samuelson (1915- ): An Economist's Economist and the Laureate of 1970; 5. Simon Kuznets (1901-1985): An Originator of the National Income Accounting Method and the Laureate of 1971.
Abstract:
Economics Nobel laureates are the pioneers of the science of economics. They are the most brilliant products of the discipline and have made enormous original contributions to the field of economics, and oftentimes history, political science, business, and other subjects. Their works, struggles, successes and failures are fascinating, and readers are given a glimpse into each laureate's life, where and when they were born and raised, what schools they attended, and who influenced their intellectual development. Most importantly, each laureate's often complex corpus of work is described as succ.
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