"While still in his early 20's, and under Hitler's shadow, Leonid "Leo" Hurwicz (1917-2008) left his home in Warsaw, Poland, seeking safety and a degree at the London School of Economics. The following years, while challenging and potentially life-threatening, contained the seeds of a lifelong...

In this collection of autobiographical essays, 26 prominent scholars detail their profes sional development, while offering insight into their lives and philosophies. With candor and humor they relate how they came to the field of economics, as well as how their views have evolved over the years

Gerard Debreu and Herbert Scarf (1963), 'A Limit Theorem on the Core of an Economy', International Economic Review, 4 (3), September, 235-46 -- Gerard Debreu (1970), 'Economies with a Finite Set of Equilibria', Econometrica, 38 (3), May, 387-92 -- Gerard Debreu (1972), 'Smooth Preferences',...