Ronald Coase
Ronald Harry Coase (29 December 1910 – 2 September 2013) was a British economist. He was a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Law School. Coase won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1991.
Ronald Coase | |
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| File:Coase Smiling.jpg Coase in Chicago in September 2009 | |
| Born | 29 December 1910 |
| Died | 2 September 2013 (aged 102) |
| Nationality | British |
| Institution | University at Buffalo University of Virginia University of Chicago |
| Field | Law and economics |
| School or tradition | New Institutional Economics |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
| Contributions | Coase Theorem Analysis of transaction costs Coase conjecture |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Economics (1991) |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Early life
Ronald Harry Coase was born in Willesden, Middlesex, on 29 December 1910. As a child, Coase had a weakness in his legs, which is why he had to wear leg-irons.
Education
Due to this problem, he attended the school for physical defectives. At the age of 12, he was able to enter at the Kilburn Grammar School on scholarship. Coase attended the London School of Economics, where he received a bachelor of commerce degree in 1932.
Career
After studying with the University of London External Programme in 1927–29, Coase entered the London School of Economics, where he took courses with Arnold Plant.[1] He received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1991.[2]
Coase became the oldest living Nobel laureate before his death in 2013.[3]
Personal life
Coase was married to Marian Hartung from 1937 until his death in 2013. They had no children.
Death
Coase died in Chicago, Illinois on 2 September 2013 from natural causes.[4] He was 102 years old.
Ronald Coase Media
- Coase scan 10 edited.jpg
Scanned photo of Ronald Coase from UChicago Law archives.
Coase's grave at Graceland Cemetery
- Coase working 2000s.jpg
Coase at the University of Chicago Law School in 2003
- Coase profile 2003.jpg
Coase at the University of Chicago Law School
- Coase b&w2.jpg
Coase at a conference in 2008 with Richard Sandor
References
- ↑ Ronald Coase. "Nobel Prize Autobiography," 1991
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
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- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
Other websites
- Coase Institute
- "Looking for Results" Archived 2009-09-03 at the Wayback Machine, interview in Reason by Thomas W. Hazlett
- 2003 Coase Centennial Speech delivered by Coase (500MB QuickTime file, recommend downloading video before watching)
- Schumpeter "Why do Firms Exist?", Economist, 16 December 2010.
- Russ Roberts's "Coase on Externalities, the Firm, and the State of Economics" from the Library of Economics and Liberty