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“My main graduate training was received at the University of Chicago from which I received the Ph.D. in 1938.”

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George Stigler, born on January 17, 1911, in Chicago, Illinois, and died on December 1, 1991, was an American economist and a Nobel laureate. He is known for his contributions to the fields of industrial organization, economic history, and econometrics. more

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