Fritz Machlup | |
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| Born | December 15, 1902 |
| Died | January 30, 1983 (aged 80) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | Austro-Hungarian American |
| Education | University of Vienna (Dr. rer. pol 1923) |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | New York University (1971–83) Princeton University (1960–71) Johns Hopkins University (1947–59) University at Buffalo (1935–47) |
| School or tradition | Austrian School |
| Doctoral advisor | Ludwig von Mises |
| Influences | Friedrich von Wieser Ludwig von Mises Friedrich Hayek |
| Contributions | Information society |
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Fritz Machlup (/ˈmɑːxluːp/; German: [ˈmaxlʊp]; December 15, 1902 – January 30, 1983) was an Austrian-American economist known for his work in information economics.[1] He was President of the International Economic Association from 1971 to 1974.[2] He was one of the first economists to examine knowledge as an economic resource,[3] and is credited with popularising the concept of the information society.[4]
- ^ Chipman, J.S. (2008). "Machlup, Fritz (1902–1983)". In Durlauf, S.N.; Blume, L.E. (eds.). The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. London: Macmillan Palgrave. pp. 1–3. doi:10.1057/978-1-349-95121-5_925-2. ISBN 978-1-349-95121-5.
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:2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ * May, Clifford D. (31 January 1983). "Fritz Machlup, 80, An Economist, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Crawford, S (October 1983). "The origin and development of a concept: the information society". Bulletin of the Medical Library Association. 71 (4): 380–385. PMC 227258. PMID 6652297.