W. M. Gorman
W. M. Gorman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 June 1923 |
| Died | 12 January 2003 (aged 79) Oxford, England |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
| Doctoral advisor | George Alexander Duncan |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Stanford University Johns Hopkins University London School of Economics University of Oxford University of Birmingham |
| Doctoral students | Edwin Mills Martin Feldstein Tim Besley Stephen Nickell Anthony Shorrocks James M. Poterba |
William Moore "Terence" Gorman (17 June 1923 – 12 January 2003) was an Irish economist and academic. He was predominantly a theorist and is most famous for his work on aggregation and separability of goods, and in this context he developed his famous Gorman polar form. Gorman's career saw him teach at University of Birmingham, Oxford, and the London School of Economics. He was honoured with the Presidency of the Econometric Society in 1972. His work was often highly technical and theoretical in nature, which made him incomprehensible to many of his contemporaries, but his keen eye for applications has given his work a lasting influence on modern economics.