Richard Muth
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]
Richard Muth | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 14, 1927 |
| Died | April 10, 2018 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | Emory University Stanford University |
| Field | Urban economics |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago Washington University in St. Louis |
| Doctoral advisor | Arnold Harberger[1] |
| Doctoral students | Cayetano Paderanga Jr.[2] |
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.
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