Fritz Machlup
Fritz Machlup | |
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| Born | Friedrich Eduard Machlup December 15, 1902 |
| Died | January 30, 1983 (aged 80) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Vienna (Dr. rer. pol, 1923) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ludwig von Mises |
| Influences | Friedrich von Wieser Ludwig von Mises Friedrich Hayek |
| Academic work | |
| School or tradition | Austrian School |
| Institutions | New York University (1971–83) Princeton University (1960–71) Johns Hopkins University (1947–59) University at Buffalo (1935–47) |
| Notable ideas | Information society Half-life of knowledge |
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Fritz Machlup (/ˈmɑːklʌp/; German: [ˈmaxluːp]; born Friedrich Eduard Machlup; December 15, 1902 – January 30, 1983) was an Austrian-American economist known for his work in information economics. He was President of the International Economic Association from 1971 to 1974. He was one of the first economists to examine knowledge as an economic resource, and is credited with popularising the concept of the information society.