This collection of twelve essays is based on the premise that a better understanding of the economic development process can be gained by studying the history of those countries that have experienced long-term economic success, in this case the United States during the nineteenth century - that...

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- ONE. Mostly about Universities -- 1. An Academic Episode -- 2. Specialism: A Dissenting Opinion -- 3. The National Commission as an Instrument of Controlled Impartiality -- 4. The Economics of Conflict of Interest -- 5. Stigler's First Law of Sympathy -- 6....

1. The Protestant Father as Economist- Craig Freedman -- Part I: A Biographical Perspective -- 2. The Curmudgeon as Teacher: Afternoon Coffee with Mark Blaug- Craig Freedman -- 3. Fathers and Sons: A Conversation with Stephen Stigler- Craig Freedman -- 4. The Way Things Work: The Empirical Bent...

This groundbreaking title brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and focuses on those Laureates working in...