Edward Chamberlin

Edward H. Chamberlin
Born(1899-05-18)May 18, 1899
DiedJuly 16, 1967(1967-07-16) (aged 68)
NationalityAmerican
Academic career
FieldMicroeconomics
InstitutionHarvard University
School or
tradition
Neoclassical economics
Alma materUniversity of Iowa
University of Michigan
Harvard University
Doctoral
advisor
Allyn Abbott Young
ContributionsMonopolistic competition

Edward Hastings Chamberlin (May 18, 1899 – July 16, 1967) was an American economist. He was born in La Conner, Washington, and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Chamberlin studied first at the University of Iowa (where he was influenced by Frank H. Knight), then pursued graduate studies at the University of Michigan, eventually receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1927.