Warren Samuels | |
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Born | September 14, 1933 New York City, New York |
Died | August 17, 2011 Gainesville, Florida |
(aged 77)
Nationality | American |
Fields | Economics,History of Economic Thought |
Institutions | Professor of Economics, Michigan State University |
Alma mater | Ph.D. in Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Doctoral advisor | Ed Witte |
Doctoral students | Steve Medema, Marianne F. Johnson |
Known for | History of economic thought, methodology of economics |
Warren Joseph Samuels (September 14, 1933 – August 17, 2011[1]) was an American economist and historian of economic thought. He received a BBA from University of Miami, Miami, FL and obtained his Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin–Madison. After holding academic posts in the University of Missouri, Georgia State University, Atlanta, and University of Miami, he was appointed Professor of Economics in Michigan State University in 1968, where he stayed until his retirement in 1998.
Warren Samuels made contributions to the history of economic thought and the methodology of economics. His work was inspired primarily by his "interest in generating greater clarity as to the economic role of government both in the history of economic thought and in contemporary economics".[2]
Samuels received the Distinguished Faculty Award from Michigan State University. He was a founding member of the History of Economics Society, recipient of the Veblen-Commons Award from the Association for Evolutinary Economics and long time editor of its Journal of Economic Issues.
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