Richard Ferris Muth (May 14, 1927[3] – April 10, 2018[4]) was an American economist who is considered to be one of the founders of urban economics (along with William Alonso and Edwin Mills).[5]
Muth obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1958, with a thesis on non-farm housing demand.[6]
References
- ^ "Richard Muth in the Mathematics Genealogy Project". Archived from the original on 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- ^ Paderanga's dissertation archived on Google Books
- ^ Who's Who in America. Vol. 2 (66th ed.). Berkeley Heights: Marquis Who’s Who. 2011. ISBN 978-0-8379-7032-5.
- ^ Muth, Urban Economics Pioneer and Former Emory Economics Chair, Dies at 90
- ^ McDonald, John F. (2007). "William Alonso, Richard Muth, Resources for the Future, and the Founding of Urban Economics". Journal of the History of Economic Thought. 29 (1): 67–84. doi:10.1080/10427710601178310. S2CID 154891747.
- ^ Muth, Richard F. (1960). "The Demand for Non-Farm Housing". In Harberger, Arnold C. (ed.). The Demand for Durable Goods. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 29–96.
External links
- Website at Emory University Archived 2012-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
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