The Department of Economics at the University of Chicago, 1947–1982

Serie Documentos de Trabajo - Documento Nro. 788, Forthcoming

22 Pages Posted: 26 Apr 2021

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Arnold C Harberger

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics

Sebastian Edwards

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Global Economics and Management (GEM) Area; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Date Written: April 2021

Abstract

This paper is about the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago, between 1947 and 1982. The paper has the form of a conversation between the two authors and covers issues such as the existence of a “Chicago School,” the Department’s governance, the personalities of some well-known members such as Frank Knight, Milton Friedman, and Robert Mundell, teaching, and the “Chicago boys.” It also deals with the relation between members of the Department and those of other leading Schools.

Keywords: Chicago School, Milton Friedman, Monetarism, Frederik Hayek

Suggested Citation

Harberger, Arnold C and Edwards, Sebastian, The Department of Economics at the University of Chicago, 1947–1982 (April 2021). Serie Documentos de Trabajo - Documento Nro. 788, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3827490 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3827490

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