The Esssence Fo Stigler

by Thomas Gale Moore and Kurt R. Leube

Book Overview

The twenty-four essays that appear in this volume exemplify the scholarly brilliance and intellectual curiosity that has marked the world of Nobel laureate George J. Stigler, who has been acknowledged as one of the foremost architects of twentieth-century economic thought. Stigler has said that "the purpose of economics is not to preach, nor is it to build elaborate theoretical models of hypothetical economies; its purpose is to study the world...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817984615
• ISBN13: 9780817984618
• Release Date: October 1986
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
• Length: 377 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

It's worth

This is a set of papers written by Stigler in his marvelous career. It is divided into 5 parts: I. Contributions to economics; 2. contributions to political economics; 3. contributions to industrial organization; 4. history of economic thought; 5. the wit of George Stigler.It is very difficult to gather all these 23 articles in only one place. The book is worth because you can find a bunch of deep knowledge.Enjoy the book, revisit old ideas very clear and well written, and perhaps get other ones.