George Joseph Stigler, 1911 - 1991
Born: 17 January 1911, Renton, Washington
Died: 1 December 1991, Chicago, Illinois
Biography from Wikipedia and Milton Friedman
George Stigler quotes:
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- A Swedish physicist can not discuss his work with fifty people unless he goes abroad. A Swedish economist can get opinions and instructions in his native language from thousands upon thousands of his fellow citizens. permalink
George Stigler - Am I to admire a man who injures me in an awkward and mistaken attempt to protect me, and to despise a man who, to earn a good income, performs for me some great and lasting service? permalink
George Stigler - As a rule, regulation is acquired by the industry and is designed and operated primarily for its benefit. permalink
George Stigler - Economists exert a minor and scarcely detectable influence on the societies in which they live. permalink
George Stigler - No one recommends these diets for anyone, let alone everyone. permalink
George Stigler - The delicate and intricate pattern of competition and cooperation in the economic behavior of the hundreds of thousands of citizens of Stockholm offers a challenge to the economist that is perhaps as complex as the challenges of the physicist and the chemist. permalink
George Stigler
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