Stigler George

George J. Stigler (1911–1991)

George Joseph Stigler was an American economist and a Nobel Prize laureate (1982) renowned for his work on the economics of information and regulatory theory. He is also associated with Stigler's law of eponymy, which states that no discovery is named after its original discoverer.

Overview

• Birth: 1911 (sources vary on the exact birthplace; some references cite Renton, Washington, while others list a different location in the United States).
• Death: 1991.
• Awards: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, 1982, for theories of economic regulation.
• Key themes: information economics, market regulation, price theory, and empirical analysis of economic institutions.

Notable works

• The Economics of Information (1961) — a foundational contribution to how information asymmetries affect markets.
• Stigler's law of eponymy — the adage that no scientific discovery is named after its original discoverer.

Public profile, news and social media

As a deceased scholar, there are no official contemporary social media profiles. Public information about Stigler is maintained through biographies, encyclopedic entries, academic journals, and retrospective analyses. News about his work typically appears in historical reviews of economic regulation and information economics.

Recent projects and legacy

There are no new projects by Stigler himself. His legacy endures in economic theory and in discussions of regulation and information economics. Universities, scholars, and historians frequently engage with his theories in courses, lectures, and scholarly articles.