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Leonid Hurwicz
Intelligent Designer : How War and the Great Depression Inspired a Nobel Economist
Taschenbuch von Michael Hurwicz
Sprache: Englisch

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In 1938, young Leonid Hurwicz leaves Warsaw seeking safety and an economics degree. These challenging years spawn a lifelong intellectual adventure, a stellar career in economics and a Nobel Prize. This book tells his story.
In 1938, young Leonid Hurwicz leaves Warsaw seeking safety and an economics degree. These challenging years spawn a lifelong intellectual adventure, a stellar career in economics and a Nobel Prize. This book tells his story.
Über den Autor
Washington state-based writer Michael Hurwicz has long been fascinated by his father's journey as a Polish Jew from 1930s Warsaw to America and ultimately a Nobel Prize in Economics. Michael's book reflects deep archival research as well as conversations with his father, immediate and extended family, friends, students, and colleagues.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Prologue


  1. 1939, sierpie¿/août/August

  2. Born a Refugee

  3. Now or Never

  4. Home Safe?

  5. Get an Education!

  6. The Miracle

  7. Hurwicz Home School

  8. Crisis, Coup, Catastrophe

  9. Astrophysics, Chopin and Jazz

  10. Economics and Einstein

  11. Socialist Calculation

  12. Brown Shirts and Ghetto Benches

  13. Graduation Getaway

  14. Math, Models and Mechanisms

  15. Government Intervention

  16. A Lifeline

  17. Hurwiczes on the Run

  18. An Intellectual Warrior at the School for Peace

  19. Leo Hurwicz: ¿Excess Foreign Population¿

  20. Geneva to Chicago by Way of Locarno, Barcelona and Lisbon

  21. Chicago and MIT

  22. Surprise Attack

  23. Honey

  24. A Little Bit Unruly

  25. The Great Book Review

  26. A Slow and Difficult Process

  27. Just a Closer Walk with Stan

  28. Blood, Fire, Smoke, Exile and Human Kindness

  29. Mechanism Design: Development and Recognition


Appendix A. Leös Memorial

Appendix B. A Celebration of Leo's 90th Birthday, Held at the Holiday Inn Metrodome, 1500 Washington Avenue South, in Minneapolis on April 14, 2007

Appendix C. The Theory of Economic Behavior, by Leonid Hurwicz

Appendix D. The Hurwicz Criterion

Appendix E. Edited transcript of 2007 interview with Leo, conducted by the author

Appendix F. A Timeline of the Life of Leo Hurwicz

Appendix G. What Is Mechanism Design?

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Wirtschaft
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 238
ISBN-13: 9798887191348
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hurwicz, Michael
Hersteller: Academic Studies Press
Maße: 234 x 156 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Michael Hurwicz
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.05.2023
Gewicht: 0,368 kg
preigu-id: 126340416
Über den Autor
Washington state-based writer Michael Hurwicz has long been fascinated by his father's journey as a Polish Jew from 1930s Warsaw to America and ultimately a Nobel Prize in Economics. Michael's book reflects deep archival research as well as conversations with his father, immediate and extended family, friends, students, and colleagues.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Prologue


  1. 1939, sierpie¿/août/August

  2. Born a Refugee

  3. Now or Never

  4. Home Safe?

  5. Get an Education!

  6. The Miracle

  7. Hurwicz Home School

  8. Crisis, Coup, Catastrophe

  9. Astrophysics, Chopin and Jazz

  10. Economics and Einstein

  11. Socialist Calculation

  12. Brown Shirts and Ghetto Benches

  13. Graduation Getaway

  14. Math, Models and Mechanisms

  15. Government Intervention

  16. A Lifeline

  17. Hurwiczes on the Run

  18. An Intellectual Warrior at the School for Peace

  19. Leo Hurwicz: ¿Excess Foreign Population¿

  20. Geneva to Chicago by Way of Locarno, Barcelona and Lisbon

  21. Chicago and MIT

  22. Surprise Attack

  23. Honey

  24. A Little Bit Unruly

  25. The Great Book Review

  26. A Slow and Difficult Process

  27. Just a Closer Walk with Stan

  28. Blood, Fire, Smoke, Exile and Human Kindness

  29. Mechanism Design: Development and Recognition


Appendix A. Leös Memorial

Appendix B. A Celebration of Leo's 90th Birthday, Held at the Holiday Inn Metrodome, 1500 Washington Avenue South, in Minneapolis on April 14, 2007

Appendix C. The Theory of Economic Behavior, by Leonid Hurwicz

Appendix D. The Hurwicz Criterion

Appendix E. Edited transcript of 2007 interview with Leo, conducted by the author

Appendix F. A Timeline of the Life of Leo Hurwicz

Appendix G. What Is Mechanism Design?

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Wirtschaft
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 238
ISBN-13: 9798887191348
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hurwicz, Michael
Hersteller: Academic Studies Press
Maße: 234 x 156 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Michael Hurwicz
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.05.2023
Gewicht: 0,368 kg
preigu-id: 126340416
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