Building chicago economics: New perspectives on the history of America’s most powerful economics program

Authors

Robert van Horn, University of Rhode IslandFollow
Philip Mirowski, University of Notre Dame
Thomas A. Stapleford, University of Notre Dame

Document Type

Book

Date of Original Version

1-1-2011

Abstract

Over the past forty years, economists associated with the University of Chicago have won more than one-third of the Nobel prizes awarded in their discipline and have been major influences on American public policy. Building Chicago Economics presents the first collective attempt by social science historians to chart the rise and development of the Chicago School during the decades that followed the Second World War. Drawing on new research in published and archival sources, contributors examine the people, institutions, and ideas that established the foundations for the success of Chicago economics and thereby positioned it as a powerful and controversial force in American political and intellectual life.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Building Chicago Economics: New Perspectives on the History of America's Most Powerful Economics Program

Citation/Publisher Attribution

van Horn, Robert, Philip Mirowski, and Thomas A. Stapleford. "Building chicago economics: New perspectives on the history of America’s most powerful economics program." Building Chicago Economics: New Perspectives on the History of America's Most Powerful Economics Program (2011): 1-399. doi: 10.1017/CBO9781139004077.