George Stigler

George Stigler

Born	(1911-01-17)January 17, 1911 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Died	December 1, 1991(1991-12-01) (aged 80) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Academic background
Education	University of Washington (BA) Northwestern University (MBA) University of Chicago (PhD)
Doctoral advisor	Frank Knight
Influences	Jacob Viner, Henry Simons, Milton Friedman
Academic work
School or tradition	Chicago School of Economics
Institutions	Columbia University Brown University University of Chicago Iowa State University
Doctoral students	Jacob Mincer Thomas Sowell
Notable ideas	Regulatory capture theory Industrial organization Search unemployment Stigler diet


Awards	Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1982) National Medal of Science (1987)

Website	Information at IDEAS / RePEc

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George Joseph Stigler (/ˈstɪɡlər/; January 17, 1911 – December 1, 1991) was an American economist. He was the 1982 laureate in Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and is considered a key leader of the Chicago school of economics.