George Stigler

George Stigler
Born(1911-01-17)January 17, 1911
DiedDecember 1, 1991(1991-12-01) (aged 80)
EducationUniversity of Washington (BA)
Northwestern University (MBA)
University of Chicago (PhD)
Academic career
InstitutionColumbia University
Brown University
University of Chicago
Iowa State University
School or
tradition
Chicago School of Economics
Doctoral
advisor
Frank Knight
Doctoral
students
Jacob Mincer
Thomas Sowell
InfluencesJacob Viner, Henry Simons, Milton Friedman
ContributionsRegulatory capture theory
Industrial organization
Search unemployment
Stigler diet
AwardsNobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1982)
National Medal of Science (1987)
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

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.