For an econonerd like me, this book is pure inspiration. It puts the reader inside the minds and souls of some of the world's greatest economic thinkers. -- N. Gregory Mankiw, Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics, Harvard University The first edition of Lives of the Laureates had a spare quality: like an empty stage lit by a single light bulb. The fifth edition is more like a lush picnic. All kinds of people are here, having a good time. They are somewhat unbuttoned, talking about their lives' stories as they might to a friend. They have in common their vigor, their ultimate success, and their love of economics. But mostly they are various, a regular gallery of types. Scientific autobiography has come late to economics, but William Breit, Barry Hirsch, and Trinity University have shown how instructive and downright entertaining it can be. -- David Warsh, www.economicprincipals.com
William Breit was E. M. Stevens Distinguished Professor Emeritus at
Trinity University, San Antonio.
Barry T. Hirsch is W. J. Usery Chair of the American Workplace at
Georgia State University.
"For an econonerd like me, this book is pure inspiration. It puts the reader inside the minds and souls of some of the world's greatest economic thinkers."--N. Gregory Mankiw, Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics, Harvard University "The first edition of Lives of the Laureates had a spare quality: like an empty stage lit by a single light bulb. The fifth edition is more like a lush picnic. All kinds of people are here, having a good time. They are somewhat unbuttoned, talking about their lives' stories as they might to a friend. They have in common their vigor, their ultimate success, and their love of economics. But mostly they are various, a regular gallery of types. Scientific autobiography has come late to economics, but William Breit, Barry Hirsch, and Trinity University have shown how instructive and downright entertaining it can be." David Warsh , www.economicprincipals.com
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