George J. Stigler Ph.D., M.B.A.

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1982
The President's National Medal of Science - Behavior and Social Science 1987

Economist - industrial organization. 'Seminal studies of industrial structures; functioning of markets; causes, effects of public regulation.' Great teacher. Writings easy to admire, joy to read, impossible to imitate. Interest: many areas of economics; history of economics. Very Humorous.

Chicago Economics Department intellectual ferment - intense intellectual atmosphere; captivated him.

Humor

Stigler confined himself to academic work. He excluded doing administrative work and any other work which was not of an academic nature. Around 1946 his mother asked him, "What are you?" With pride he replied, "Professor." Ten years later she put the same question to him and he gave the same answer. Her response, "No promotion?"