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George Stigler was born on 17 January, 1911 in Seattle, Washington, U.S., is an American economist (1911–1991). Discover George Stigler's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

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Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 17 January 1911
Birthday 17 January
Birthplace Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Date of death 1 December, 1991
Died Place Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1911

George Joseph Stigler (January 17, 1911 – December 1, 1991) was an American economist.

1931

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 MBA in 1932.

It was during his studies at Northwestern that Stigler developed an interest in economics and decided on an academic career.

1933

After he received a tuition scholarship from the University of Chicago, Stigler enrolled there in 1933 to study economics and went on to earn his PhD in economics in 1938.

1936

Stigler taught at Iowa State College from 1936 to 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.

1947

He served on the Columbia faculty from 1947 to 1958.

At Chicago, he was greatly influenced by Frank Knight, his dissertation supervisor.

Milton Friedman, a friend for over 50 years, commented that it was remarkable for Stigler to have passed his dissertation under Knight, as only three or four students had ever managed to do so in Knight's 28 years at Chicago.

Stigler's influences included Jacob Viner and Henry Simons as well as students W. Allen Wallis and Friedman.

1955

Stigler was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1955, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1959, and the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1975.

1961

Stigler's most important contribution to economics was published in his landmark 1961 article, "The Economics of Information."

According to Friedman, Stigler "essentially created a new area of study for economists."

Stigler stressed the importance of information: "One should hardly have to tell academicians that information is a valuable resource: knowledge is power. And yet it occupies a slum dwelling in the town of economics."

1962

His 1962 article "Information in the Labor Market" developed the theory of search unemployment.

1963

In 1963 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.

He was known for his sharp sense of humor, and he wrote a number of spoof essays.

In his book The Intellectual and the Marketplace, for instance, he proposed Stigler's Law of Demand and Supply Elasticities: "all demand curves are inelastic and all supply curves are inelastic too."

The essay referenced studies that found many goods and services to be inelastic over the long run and offered a supposed theoretical proof; he ended by announcing that his next essay would demonstrate that the price system does not exist.

Another essay, "A Sketch on the Truth in Teaching," described the consequences of a (fictional) set of court decisions that held universities legally responsible for the consequences of teaching errors.

The Stigler diet is also named after him.

1965

Stigler wrote numerous articles on the history of economics, published in the leading journals and republished 14 of them in 1965.

The American Economic Review said, "many of these essays have become such well-known landmarks that no scholar in this field should be unfamiliar with them... The lucid prose, penetrating logic, and wry humor... have become the author's trademarks."

However, Deirdre McCloskey has criticised his characterisation of Adam Smith as a father of the 'greed is good' school of economics as a poor reading of the Scottish philosopher's views.

1971

Stigler is best known for developing the Economic Theory of Regulation (1971), also known as regulatory capture, which says that interest groups and other political participants will use the regulatory and coercive powers of government to shape laws and regulations in a way that is beneficial to them.

This theory is a component of the public choice field of economics but is also deeply opposed by public choice scholars belonging to the "Virginia School," such as Charles Rowley.

He also carried out extensive research in the history of economic thought.

1976

Stigler was a founding member of the Mont Pelerin Society and was its president from 1976 to 1978.

He was a libertarian/classical liberal.

1982

He was the 1982 laureate in Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and is considered a key leader of the Chicago school of economics.

Stigler was born in Seattle, Washington, the son of Elsie Elizabeth (Hungler) and Joseph Stigler.

He was of German descent (and Hungarian on his mother's side) and spoke German in his childhood.

1987

He received the National Medal of Science in 1987.

1993

For comprehensiveness, see Vicky M. Longawa (1993), "George J. Stigler: A Bibliography," Journal of Political Economy, 101(5), pp. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2138599 849–862.

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