George J. Stigler
Born: 17 January 1911, Renton, WA, USA
Died: 1 December 1991, Chicago, IL, USA
Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Prize motivation: "for his seminal studies of industrial structures, functioning of markets and causes and effects of public regulation"
Field: industrial organization
Contribution: Fundamental contributions to the study of market processes and the analysis of the structure of industries.
Prize share: 1/1