Unlike the members of the physical and biological sciences, the economist is asked to explain his work in a manner that is interesting and convincing to a weary listener. Yet there is no reason to believe that the explanation of our economic and social world is inherently simpler than the explanation of our physical world.


"George J. Stigler - Banquet Speech," 1982

George Stigler Quotes

Unlike the members of the physical and biological sciences, the economist is asked to explain his work in a manner that is interesting and convincing ...

Unlike the members of the physical and biological sciences, the economist is asked to explain his work in a manner that is interesting and convincing ...

Unlike the members of the physical and biological sciences, the economist is asked to explain his work in a manner that is interesting and convincing ...

Unlike the members of the physical and biological sciences, the economist is asked to explain his work in a manner that is interesting and convincing ...