Fritz Machlup

Fritz Machlup
Born
Friedrich Eduard Machlup

(1902-12-15)December 15, 1902
DiedJanuary 30, 1983(1983-01-30) (aged 80)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Vienna
(Dr. rer. pol, 1923)
Doctoral advisorLudwig von Mises
InfluencesFriedrich von Wieser
Ludwig von Mises
Friedrich Hayek
Academic work
School or traditionAustrian School
InstitutionsNew York University
(1971–83)
Princeton University
(1960–71)
Johns Hopkins University
(1947–59)
University at Buffalo
(1935–47)
Notable ideasInformation society
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Fritz Machlup (/ˈmɑːklʌp/;[1] German: [ˈmaxluːp]; born Friedrich Eduard Machlup; December 15, 1902 – January 30, 1983) was an Austrian-American economist known for his work in information economics.[2] He was President of the International Economic Association from 1971 to 1974.[3] He was one of the first economists to examine knowledge as an economic resource,[4] and is credited with popularising the concept of the information society.[5]

  1. ^ Fritz Machlup on whether everybody should go to college on YouTube
  2. ^ Chipman, J.S. (2008). "Machlup, Fritz (1902–1983)". In Durlauf, S.N.; Blume, L.E. (eds.). The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. London: Macmillan Palgrave. pp. 1–3. doi:10.1057/978-1-349-95121-5_925-2. ISBN 978-1-349-95121-5.
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  4. ^ * May, Clifford D. (31 January 1983). "Fritz Machlup, 80, An Economist, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. ^ Crawford, S (October 1983). "The origin and development of a concept: the information society". Bulletin of the Medical Library Association. 71 (4): 380–385. PMC 227258. PMID 6652297.

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