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Frontiers of Economics Nobel Laureates of the Twentieth Century
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Abu N.M. Wahid
Book Code: GR2073
ISBN: 0-313-32073-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32073-6
456 pages, figures, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 6/30/2002
List Price: $117.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • ...appropriate for academic collections, upper-division undergraduate and up, and public libraries with strong economics collections.
    —Choice     December 2002
Description: 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 succinctly as possible without losing the work's original flavor: what it contributed to the field, and how it was received by peers, and how it affected the world. A list of selected further readings concludes each entry, directing the reader to the primary and secondary works essential to understanding the works of these towering figures. Arranged chronologically by year of award, all 44 entries cogently explain the laureate's life's work in language even non-economists can follow. Economists interested in the intellectual history of their discipline, and professors and students of business will find Wahid's book a very useful resource when seeking out the basic outlines of the thoughts of the scholars who have shaped the fields of economic inquiry, practice, and research. Also, any student in the social sciences thumbing through this book will instantly recognize many currents of thought that have influenced the way scholars in their discipline approach their craft.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • The Economics Nobel Prize at a Glance
  • The Nobel Prize in Economics: A General Overview by Baker A. Siddiquee
  • Ragnar Frisch (1895-1973): A Founding Father of Econometrics and a Laureate of 1969 by Abu N.M. Wahid
  • Jan Tinbergen (1903-1994): Who Integrated Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, and Econometrics and Was a Laureate of 1969 by Mahabub-ul Islam
  • Paul Samuelson (1915- ): An Economist of Economists and the Laureate of 1970 by Derek P.J. Hum
  • Simon Kuznets (1901-1985): An Originator of the National Income Accounting Method and the Laureate of 1971 by Mahabub-ul Islam
  • Kenneth Arrow (1921- ): The Father of the Arrow's Impossibility Theorem and a Laureate of 1972 by Shamim Shakur
  • John Hicks (1904-1989): An Architect of the Famous IS-LM Framework and a Laureate of 1972 by Shamim Shakur
  • Wassily Leontief (1906- ): The Founder of the Input-Output Analysis and the Laureate of 1973 by Lorenzo Garbo
  • Friedrich Hayek (1899-1992): Who Combines Psychology, Physiology, Philosophy, and Economics and Was a Laureate of 1974 by Mosaddeq Chowdhury
  • Gunnar Myrdal (1898-1987): An Economist, a Social Thinker, a Politician, and a Laureate of 1974 by S. Hussain Ali Jafri
  • Leonid Kantorovich (1912-1986): A Pioneer of the Theory of Optimum Resource Allocation and a Laureate of 1975 by Khashruzzaman Choudhury
  • Tjalling Koopmans (1910-1985): The Originator of The Activity Analysis and a Laureate of 1975 by Abul Hasnat Dewan
  • Milton Freidman (1912- ): The Leader of the Monetarist School of Thought and the Laureate of 1976 by Muhammad Mustafa
  • James Meade (1907-1995): A Pioneer of the Theory of the Second Best and a Laureate of 1977 by Khashruzzaman Choudhury
  • Bertil Ohlin (1899-1979): A Co-founder of the Famous Heckscher-Ohlin Theorem of Factor Endowment and a Laureate of 1977 by Khashruzzaman Choudhury
  • Herbert Simon (1916- ): One of the Most Versatile Talents and the Laureate of 1978 by Sajjad Zahir
  • Arthur Lewis (1915-1991): The Founder of the Theory of Unlimited Supply of Labor and a Laureate of 1979 by Mohammed Sharif
  • Theodore Schultz (1902-1998): An Expert on Agricultural Economics and Human Capital Theories and a Laureate of 1979 by Baker A. Siddequee and Faridul Islam
  • Lawrence Klein (1920- ): A Giant of Econometric Modeling and the Laureate of 1980 by Akhter Faroque
  • James Tobin (1918- ): An Architect of the Portfolio Selection Theory and the Laureate of 1981 by Abdur R. Chowdhury
  • George Stigler (1911-1991): An Authority on the Economics of Regulations and Industrial Organization and the Laureate of 1982 by Mahbub Ullah
  • Gerard Debreu (1921- ): A Brilliant Mathematician and a Frontiersman of the Theory of the Existence of Equilibrium and the Laureate of 1983 by Masudul A. Choudhury
  • Richard Stone (1913-1991): A Specialist of the Consumer Demand Theories and Empirical Modeling and the Laureate of 1984 by Salah Uddin Ahmed
  • Franco Modigliani (1918- ): A Founder of the Life Cycle Hypothesis and the Laureate of 1985 by Moazzem Hossain
  • James Buchanan (1919- ): A Pioneer of Public Economics and the Laureate of 1986 by Minh Dao
  • Robert Solow (1924- ): A Founder of the Modern Growth Theories and the Laureate of 1987 by M. Mak Arvin and Marisa A. Scigliano
  • Maurice Allais (1911- ): An Applied Microtheorist and the Laureate of 1988 by Bruce Cater and A. Eric Kam
  • Trygve Haavelmo (1911- 1999): A Founder of the Simultaneous Equations System and the Laureate of 1989 by Abu N.M. Wahid
  • Harru Markowitz (1927- ): A Founding Father of the Modern Portfolio Theory and a Laureate of 1990 by John M. Hasty
  • Merton Miller (1923-2000): A Guru of Corporate Finance and a Laureate of 1990 by Syed Mahabub Harun and M. Kabir Hassan
  • William Sharpe (1934- ): A Founder of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and a Laureate of 1990 by Linda Carr
  • Ronald Coase (1910- ): A Pioneer of the Economics of Property Rights and the Economics Law and the Laureate of 1991 by Saud A. Choudhry
  • Gary Becker (1930- ): A Champion of the Economics of Household, Marriage, and Divorce and the Laureate of 1992 by Mobinul Huq
  • Robert Fogel (1926- ): An Originator of "Cliometrics" and a Laureate of 1993 by Kenneth Sokoloff
  • Douglass North (1920- ): A Forerunner of the Economics of Institutions, Contingencies, and Beliefs and a Laureate of 1993 by Norman Schofield
  • John Harsanyi (1920-2000): A Master of Rational Behavior and Bargaining in Games and a Laureate of 1994 by Irwin Lipnowski
  • John Nash (1928- ): A Discoverer of the Nash Equilibrium and a Laureate of 1994 by Halima Qureshi and Hasina Mohyuddin
  • Reinnard Selten (1930- ): Who Refines the Concept of Equilibrium and Is a L
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