W. M. Gorman

W. M. Gorman
Born(1923-06-17)17 June 1923
Kesh, Northern Ireland
Died12 January 2003(2003-01-12) (aged 79)
Oxford, England
Academic career
InstitutionStanford University
Johns Hopkins University
London School of Economics
University of Oxford
University of Birmingham
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
Doctoral
advisor		George Alexander Duncan
Doctoral
students		Edwin Mills
Martin Feldstein
Tim Besley
Stephen Nickell
Anthony Shorrocks
James M. Poterba[1]

William Moore "Terence" Gorman (17 June 1923 – 12 January 2003) was an Irish economist and academic.[2][3] 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.

  1. ^ Samuelson, Paul A.; Barnett, William A., eds. (2006). Inside the Economist's Mind: Conversations with Eminent Economists. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-405-15715-5.
  2. ^ Honohan, Patrick; Neary, J Peter (2003). "W. M. Gorman (1923–2003)" (PDF). The Economic and Social Review. 34 (2): 195–209. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Gorman, William Moore (Terence)". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 15 January 2022.