A Life Against the Grain: The Autobiography of an Unconventional Economist
- ISBN-10
- 1412816130
- ISBN-13
- 9781412816137
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 359
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Transaction Publishers
- Author
- Julian Lincoln Simon
Description
"Although he spent thirty-five years of his life as a faculty member at three universities, his autobiography contains almost no discussion of departmental affairs or university politics, topics about which Simon had little or no interest. Rather, after the personal chronology and experiences, the book includes substantive chapters on research methods, population economics, and immigration. It also explains how Julian Simon became the economist he was. He analyzes crucial periods in his life when he developed his ideas on fundamental issues."--BOOK JACKET.
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