George Stigler

George Stigler
Born	(1911-01-17)January 17, 1911 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Died	December 1, 1991(1991-12-01) (aged 80) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education	University of Washington (BA) Northwestern University (MBA) University of Chicago (PhD)
Academic career
Institution	Columbia University Brown University University of Chicago Iowa State University
School or tradition	Chicago School of Economics
Doctoral advisor	Frank Knight
Doctoral students	Jacob Mincer Thomas Sowell
Influences	Jacob Viner, Henry Simons, Milton Friedman
Contributions	Regulatory capture theory Industrial organization Search unemployment Stigler diet
Awards	Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1982) National Medal of Science (1987)
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

George Joseph Stigler (/ˈstɪɡlər/; January 17, 1911 – December 1, 1991) was an American economist. He was the 1982 laureate in Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and is considered a key leader of the Chicago school of economics.