A
Advertising, Bittlingmayer, George
Agricultural Price Supports, Thompson, Robert L.
Airline Deregulation, Kahn, Alfred E.
Antitrust, McChesney, Fred S.
Apartheid, Hazlett, Thomas W.
Asset-Backed Securities, Zweig, Phillip L.
Austrian Economics, Walker, Deborah L.
B
Balance of Payments, Stein, Herbert
Bank Runs, Kaufman, George G.
Benefit-Cost Analysis, Portney, Paul R.
Bonds, Smith, Clifford W.
Brand Names, Klein, Benjamin
Business Cycles, Romer, Christina D.
C
Capital Flight, McLeod, Darryl
Capital Gains Taxes, Cordes, Joseph J.
Capitalism, Hessen, Robert
Comparable Worth, O'Neill, June Ellenoff
Competing Money Supplies, White, Lawrence H.
Competition, High, Jack
Competitiveness, Lawrence, Robert Z.
Computer Industry, Gilder, George
Conscription, Jehn, Christopher
Consumption Tax, Ehrbar, Al
Corporate Debt, Poulsen, Annette
Corporate Taxation, Norton, Rob
Corporations, Hessen, Robert
Crime, Friedman, David D.
D
Defense, Zycher, Benjamin
Demand, Henderson, David R.
Deposit Insurance, Kaufman, George G.
Disaster and Recovery, Hirshleifer, Jack
Discrimination, Gorman, Linda
Distribution of Income, Levy, Frank
Drug Lag, Henninger, Daniel
E
Eastern Europe, Lipton, David
Economic Growth, Romer, Paul M.
Efficiency, Heyne, Paul
Efficient Capital Markets, Jones, Steven L. and Jeffry M. Netter
Electric Utility Regulation, Michaels, Robert J.
Energy, Leone, Robert A.
Entrepreneurship, Casson, Mark
Environmentalism, A Preface, Henderson, David R.
Environmentalism, Free-Market, Stroup, Richard L.
European Economic Community, Eichengreen, Barry
Exchange Rates, Krugman, Paul
F
Fascism, Richman, Sheldon
Federal Budget, Cogan, John F.
Federal Debt, Eisner, Robert
Federal Deficit, Kotlikoff, Laurence J.
Federal Reserve System, Johnson, Manuel H.
Fiscal Policy, Weil, David N.
Forecasting and Econometric Models, Hymans, Saul H.
Foreign Investment in the United States, Ott, Mack
Free Market, Rothbard, Murray N.
Free Trade, Blinder, Alan S.
Free Trade Agreements and Customs Unions, Irwin, Douglas A.
Futures and Options Markets, Millman, Gregory J.
G
Game Theory, Dixit, Avinash and Barry Nalebuff
Gender Gap, Goldin, Claudia
German Economic "Miracle", Henderson, David R.
Gold Standard, Bordo, Michael D.
Government Spending, Tullock, Gordon
Great Depression, Samuelson, Robert J.
Greenhouse Effect, Schelling, Thomas C.
Gross Domestic Product, Anderson, Lincoln
H
Health Care Industry, Danzon, Patricia M.
Health Insurance, Goodman, John C.
Housing, Salins, Peter D.
Human Capital, Becker, Gary S.
Hyperinflation, Salemi, Michael K.
I
Immigration, Borjas, George J.
Industrial Concentration, Gilligan, Thomas W.
Industrial Policy, McKenzie, Richard B.
Industrial Revolution and the Standard of Living, Nardinelli, Clark
Inflation, Ranson, David
Information, Stiglitz, Joseph E.
Insider Trading, Haddock, David D.
Insurance, Zeckhauser, Richard
Interest, Heyne, Paul
Investment, Auerbach, Alan J.
J
Japan and the Myth of MITI, Henderson, David R.
Job Safety, Viscusi, W. Kip
Junk Bonds, Yago, Glenn
K
Keynesian Economics, Blinder, Alan S.
L
Labor Unions, Reynolds, Morgan O.
Law and Economics, Friedman, David D.
Liability, Viscusi, W. Kip
M
Marginalism, Rhoads, Steven E.
Marginal Tax Rates, Reynolds, Alan
Marxism, Prychitko, David L.
Mercantilism, LaHaye, Laura
Microeconomics, Harberger, Arnold C.
Minimum Wages, Gorman, Linda
Monetarism, Meltzer, Allan H.
Monetary Policy, Tobin, James
Money Supply, Schwartz, Anna J.
Monopoly, Stigler, George J.
N
Natural Gas Regulation, Michaels, Robert J.
Natural Resources, Baumol, William J. and Sue Anne Batey Blackman
Negative Income Tax, Allen, Jodie T.
Neoclassical Economics, Weintraub, E. Roy
New Classical Macroeconomics, King, Robert
New Keynesian Economics, Mankiw, N. Gregory
O
Occupational Licensing, Young, S. David
OPEC, Zycher, Benjamin
Opportunity Cost, Henderson, David R.
P, Q
Patents, Henderson, David R.
Pensions, McMillan, Henry
Perestroika, Goldman, Marshall I.
Phillips Curve, Hoover, Kevin D.
Political Behavior, Stroup, Richard L.
Pollution Controls, Crandall, Robert W.
Population, Lee, Ronald Demos
Poverty in the United States, Sawhill, Isabel V.
Present Value, Henderson, David R.
Price Controls, Rockoff, Hugh
Prisoners' Dilemma, Dixit, Avinash, and Barry Nalebuff
Privatization, Pirie, Madsen
Productivity, Nasar, Sylvia
Profits, Thurow, Lester C.
Program Trading, Furbush, Dean
Progressive Taxes, Slemrod, Joel B.
Property Rights, Alchian, Armen A.
Protectionism, Bhagwati, Jagdish
Public Choice Theory, Shaw, Jane S.
Public Goods and Externalities, Cowen, Tyler
Public Schools, Chubb, John E.
R
Rational Expectations, Sargent, Thomas J.
Reaganomics, Niskanen, William A.
Recessions, Moore, Geoffrey H.
Recycling, Shaw, Jane S.
Redistribution of Income, Lee, Dwight R.
Rent Control, Block, Walter
Research and Development, Levy, David M.
Riskless Society, Wildavsky, Aaron
S
Sanctions, Elliott, Kimberly Ann and Gary Clyde Hufbauer
Saving, Kotlikoff, Laurence J.
Savings and Loan Crisis, Ely, Bert
Socialism, Heilbroner, Robert
Social Security, Weaver, Carolyn L.
Spatial Economics, Kasper, Wolfgang
Sportometrics, Tollison, Robert D.
Sports, Scully, Gerald W.
Stock Prices, Siegel, Jeremy J.
Supply, Ehrbar, Al
Supply-Side Economics, Gwartney, James D.
T
Takeovers and Leveraged Buyouts, Jarrell, Gregg A.
Taxation, A Preface, Minarik, Joseph J.
Telecommunications, Haring, John
Third World Debt, Rogoff, Kenneth
Third World Economic Development, Crook, Clive
The Tragedy of the Commons, Hardin, Garrett
Trucking Deregulation, Moore, Thomas Gale
U, V
Unemployment, Summers, Lawrence H.
Unemployment Insurance, Francis, David R.
Unintended Consequences, Norton, Rob
W, X, Y, Z
Wages and Working Conditions, Lebergott, Stanley
Advertising, Bittlingmayer, George
Agricultural Price Supports, Thompson, Robert L.
Airline Deregulation, Kahn, Alfred E.
Antitrust, McChesney, Fred S.
Apartheid, Hazlett, Thomas W.
Asset-Backed Securities, Zweig, Phillip L.
Austrian Economics, Walker, Deborah L.
B
Balance of Payments, Stein, Herbert
Bank Runs, Kaufman, George G.
Benefit-Cost Analysis, Portney, Paul R.
Bonds, Smith, Clifford W.
Brand Names, Klein, Benjamin
Business Cycles, Romer, Christina D.
C
Capital Flight, McLeod, Darryl
Capital Gains Taxes, Cordes, Joseph J.
Capitalism, Hessen, Robert
Comparable Worth, O'Neill, June Ellenoff
Competing Money Supplies, White, Lawrence H.
Competition, High, Jack
Competitiveness, Lawrence, Robert Z.
Computer Industry, Gilder, George
Conscription, Jehn, Christopher
Consumption Tax, Ehrbar, Al
Corporate Debt, Poulsen, Annette
Corporate Taxation, Norton, Rob
Corporations, Hessen, Robert
Crime, Friedman, David D.
D
Defense, Zycher, Benjamin
Demand, Henderson, David R.
Deposit Insurance, Kaufman, George G.
Disaster and Recovery, Hirshleifer, Jack
Discrimination, Gorman, Linda
Distribution of Income, Levy, Frank
Drug Lag, Henninger, Daniel
E
Eastern Europe, Lipton, David
Economic Growth, Romer, Paul M.
Efficiency, Heyne, Paul
Efficient Capital Markets, Jones, Steven L. and Jeffry M. Netter
Electric Utility Regulation, Michaels, Robert J.
Energy, Leone, Robert A.
Entrepreneurship, Casson, Mark
Environmentalism, A Preface, Henderson, David R.
Environmentalism, Free-Market, Stroup, Richard L.
European Economic Community, Eichengreen, Barry
Exchange Rates, Krugman, Paul
F
Fascism, Richman, Sheldon
Federal Budget, Cogan, John F.
Federal Debt, Eisner, Robert
Federal Deficit, Kotlikoff, Laurence J.
Federal Reserve System, Johnson, Manuel H.
Fiscal Policy, Weil, David N.
Forecasting and Econometric Models, Hymans, Saul H.
Foreign Investment in the United States, Ott, Mack
Free Market, Rothbard, Murray N.
Free Trade, Blinder, Alan S.
Free Trade Agreements and Customs Unions, Irwin, Douglas A.
Futures and Options Markets, Millman, Gregory J.
G
Game Theory, Dixit, Avinash and Barry Nalebuff
Gender Gap, Goldin, Claudia
German Economic "Miracle", Henderson, David R.
Gold Standard, Bordo, Michael D.
Government Spending, Tullock, Gordon
Great Depression, Samuelson, Robert J.
Greenhouse Effect, Schelling, Thomas C.
Gross Domestic Product, Anderson, Lincoln
H
Health Care Industry, Danzon, Patricia M.
Health Insurance, Goodman, John C.
Housing, Salins, Peter D.
Human Capital, Becker, Gary S.
Hyperinflation, Salemi, Michael K.
I
Immigration, Borjas, George J.
Industrial Concentration, Gilligan, Thomas W.
Industrial Policy, McKenzie, Richard B.
Industrial Revolution and the Standard of Living, Nardinelli, Clark
Inflation, Ranson, David
Information, Stiglitz, Joseph E.
Insider Trading, Haddock, David D.
Insurance, Zeckhauser, Richard
Interest, Heyne, Paul
Investment, Auerbach, Alan J.
J
Japan and the Myth of MITI, Henderson, David R.
Job Safety, Viscusi, W. Kip
Junk Bonds, Yago, Glenn
K
Keynesian Economics, Blinder, Alan S.
L
Labor Unions, Reynolds, Morgan O.
Law and Economics, Friedman, David D.
Liability, Viscusi, W. Kip
M
Marginalism, Rhoads, Steven E.
Marginal Tax Rates, Reynolds, Alan
Marxism, Prychitko, David L.
Mercantilism, LaHaye, Laura
Microeconomics, Harberger, Arnold C.
Minimum Wages, Gorman, Linda
Monetarism, Meltzer, Allan H.
Monetary Policy, Tobin, James
Money Supply, Schwartz, Anna J.
Monopoly, Stigler, George J.
N
Natural Gas Regulation, Michaels, Robert J.
Natural Resources, Baumol, William J. and Sue Anne Batey Blackman
Negative Income Tax, Allen, Jodie T.
Neoclassical Economics, Weintraub, E. Roy
New Classical Macroeconomics, King, Robert
New Keynesian Economics, Mankiw, N. Gregory
O
Occupational Licensing, Young, S. David
OPEC, Zycher, Benjamin
Opportunity Cost, Henderson, David R.
P, Q
Patents, Henderson, David R.
Pensions, McMillan, Henry
Perestroika, Goldman, Marshall I.
Phillips Curve, Hoover, Kevin D.
Political Behavior, Stroup, Richard L.
Pollution Controls, Crandall, Robert W.
Population, Lee, Ronald Demos
Poverty in the United States, Sawhill, Isabel V.
Present Value, Henderson, David R.
Price Controls, Rockoff, Hugh
Prisoners' Dilemma, Dixit, Avinash, and Barry Nalebuff
Privatization, Pirie, Madsen
Productivity, Nasar, Sylvia
Profits, Thurow, Lester C.
Program Trading, Furbush, Dean
Progressive Taxes, Slemrod, Joel B.
Property Rights, Alchian, Armen A.
Protectionism, Bhagwati, Jagdish
Public Choice Theory, Shaw, Jane S.
Public Goods and Externalities, Cowen, Tyler
Public Schools, Chubb, John E.
R
Rational Expectations, Sargent, Thomas J.
Reaganomics, Niskanen, William A.
Recessions, Moore, Geoffrey H.
Recycling, Shaw, Jane S.
Redistribution of Income, Lee, Dwight R.
Rent Control, Block, Walter
Research and Development, Levy, David M.
Riskless Society, Wildavsky, Aaron
S
Sanctions, Elliott, Kimberly Ann and Gary Clyde Hufbauer
Saving, Kotlikoff, Laurence J.
Savings and Loan Crisis, Ely, Bert
Socialism, Heilbroner, Robert
Social Security, Weaver, Carolyn L.
Spatial Economics, Kasper, Wolfgang
Sportometrics, Tollison, Robert D.
Sports, Scully, Gerald W.
Stock Prices, Siegel, Jeremy J.
Supply, Ehrbar, Al
Supply-Side Economics, Gwartney, James D.
T
Takeovers and Leveraged Buyouts, Jarrell, Gregg A.
Taxation, A Preface, Minarik, Joseph J.
Telecommunications, Haring, John
Third World Debt, Rogoff, Kenneth
Third World Economic Development, Crook, Clive
The Tragedy of the Commons, Hardin, Garrett
Trucking Deregulation, Moore, Thomas Gale
U, V
Unemployment, Summers, Lawrence H.
Unemployment Insurance, Francis, David R.
Unintended Consequences, Norton, Rob
W, X, Y, Z
Wages and Working Conditions, Lebergott, Stanley
About the Biographies: Editor's Note
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Nobel Memorial Prize Winners in Economic Science
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Presidents of the American Economic Association
The cuneiform inscription in the Liberty Fund logo is the earliest-known written appearance of the word "freedom" (amagi), or "liberty." It is taken from a clay document written about 2300 B.C. in the Sumerian city-state of Lagash.