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Lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel, December 8, 1982 The Process and Progress of Economics Pdf 316 kB

  George J. Stigler’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1982 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, Even upon so joyous an occasion as this, an economist is entitled to feel sorry for himself. Unlike the members of the physical and biological sciences, the economist is asked to explain his work in…

Lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel, December 8, 1981 Money and Finance in the Macro-Economic Process Pdf 1002 kB

James Tobin’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1981 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you for my honor, and for your friendship and hospitality to me and my family. This day, this week, will live in our memory. I am gratified that scholars I greatly respect read my work…

Lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel, December 8, 1980 Some Economic Scenarios for the 1980’s Pdf 642 kB

Lawrence R. Klein’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1980 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, The apparent wish of Alfred Nobel that the prize sums awarded under the terms of his will should enable the winners to pursue creative work without concern for personal economic affairs has been set back by…

Lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel, March 17, 1975   The Equality Issue in World Development My first impulse, when brooding over what topic I should choose for this lecture, was that I should turn toward some specific problem, selected from the field where I am at present working. But then I felt that…

Born: April 30, 1902, South Dakota, USA Education: South Dakota College, University of Wisconsin Civil Status: Married to Esther Florence Werth, three children Address: 5620 South Kimbark Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA   Honors 1960 President, American Economic Association 1972 Francis A. Walker Medal, American Economic Association 1976 Leonard Elmhirst Medal, International Agricultural Economic Association…

Lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel, December 8, 1979 The Economics of Being Poor Most of the people in the world are poor, so if we knew the economics of being poor, we would know much of the economics that really matters. Most of the world’s poor people earn their living from agriculture, so…