David Henderson on Economists’ Nobels, Obituaries, and More

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David Henderson is a research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and the editor of the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He is also an emeritus professor of economics with the naval postgraduate school. He is the Wall Street Journal’s go-to writer for pieces on Nobel prizes and deaths in economics, which we talk about today, exploring a list of favorites. He tells us of their contributions to the field and some stories.

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Brennan Beausir's Great Antidote Extra on this episode.
David Henderson on the Essential UCLA School of Economics, an EconTalk podcast.
David Henderson on Disagreeable Economists, an EconTalk podcast.
Alexander Salter, Universal Economics: Necessary Reading for the Well-Trained Economist, at Econlib.
Browse Henderson's entire collection of EconLog posts.

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