| Who is it? | Economist |
| Birth Day | January 17, 1911 |
| Birth Place | Seattle, United States |
| Age | 109 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | December 1, 1991(1991-12-01) (aged 80)\nChicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Institution | Columbia University Brown University University of Chicago Iowa State University |
| Field | Economics |
| School or tradition | Chicago School of Economics |
| Alma mater | University of Washington (B.A., 1931) Northwestern University (M.B.A.) University of Chicago (Ph.D) |
| Doctoral advisor | Frank Knight |
| Doctoral students | Jacob Mincer Thomas Sowell |
| Influences | Jacob Viner, Henry Simons, Milton Friedman |
| Contributions | Capture theory |
| Awards | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1982) National Medal of Science (1987) |
George Joseph Stigler, a renowned economist in the United States, is projected to have a net worth ranging between $100,000 and $1 million by 2024. With a remarkable career in the field of economics, Stigler has made significant contributions to the understanding of regulatory capture and the importance of information in societal decision-making. His expertise and research have earned him widespread recognition, demonstrating his influence on the economic landscape. As an esteemed figure in his field, Stigler's net worth reflects not only his professional success but also his profound impact on the study of economics in the United States.
Stigler was born in Seattle, Washington, the son of Elsie Elizabeth (Hungler) and Joseph Stigler. He was of German descent and spoke German in his childhood. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1931 with a BA and then spent a year at Northwestern University from which he obtained his MBA in 1932. It was during his studies at Northwestern that Stigler developed an interest in economics and decided on an academic career.
After he received a tuition scholarship from the University of Chicago, Stigler enrolled there in 1933 to study economics and went on to earn his Ph.D. in economics there in 1938. He taught at Iowa State College from 1936 to 1938. He spent much of World War II at Columbia University, performing mathematical and statistical research for the Manhattan Project. He then spent one year at Brown University. He served on the Columbia faculty from 1947 to 1958.
His 1962 article "Information in the Labor Market" developed the theory of search unemployment. In 1963 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.
Stigler wrote numerous articles on the history of economics, published in the leading journals and republished 14 of them in 1965. The American Economic Review said, "many of these essays have become such well-known landmarks that no scholar in this field should be unfamiliar with them.... The lucid prose, penetrating logic, and wry humor... have become the author's trademarks." However, Economist Deirdre McCloskey later referred to Stigler as "among the worst historians of economic thought in the history of the discipline" who "read a lot but was defective in paying attention."
Stigler was a founding member of the Mont Pelerin Society and was its President from 1976 to 1978.
