| − | '''Paul Anthony Samuelson''' (Gary, Indiana, 1915 - Belmont, Massachusetts, 2009) was an American economist. He studied at the University of Chicago, and [[Harvard University]] (Master degree in 1936 and a Ph.D. in 1941). In 1970, he received the [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Memorial Prize]] in Economic Sciences. Samuelson was the author of ''Foundations of Economic Analysis'' (1947), and a textbook, ''Economics: An Introductory Analysis'' (1948); the last one a popular and influential book for students translated into forty-one languages and considered the best-selling economics textbook in history. He wrote also numerous pioneering articles on economic theory (''Collected Scientific Papers'', 5 vol., 1966 - 1986). | + | '''Paul Anthony Samuelson''' (Gary, Indiana, 1915 - Belmont, Massachusetts, 2009) was an American economist of [[Jewish]] ancestry. He studied at the University of Chicago, and [[Harvard University]] (Master degree in 1936 and a Ph.D. in 1941). In 1970, he received the [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Memorial Prize]] in Economic Sciences. Samuelson was the author of ''Foundations of Economic Analysis'' (1947), and a textbook, ''Economics: An Introductory Analysis'' (1948); the last one a popular and influential book for students translated into forty-one languages and considered the best-selling economics textbook in history. He wrote also numerous pioneering articles on economic theory (''Collected Scientific Papers'', 5 vol., 1966 - 1986). |
| − | Samuelson was essential to creating the Neoclassical economics, as a neo-Keynesian economist founder. He used mathematical methods developed for [[thermodynamics]] to the study of economics. Samuelson considered himself an '''eclectic liberal'''. He is best known for his methods and innovations in economics, and not for his political ideas. | + | Samuelson was essential to creating the Neoclassical economics, as a neo-Keynesian economist founder. He used [[mathematical]] methods developed for [[thermodynamics]] to the study of economics. Samuelson considered himself an '''eclectic liberal'''. He is best known for his methods and innovations in economics, and not for his political ideas. |
| − | Samuelson spent most of his professional life at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a professor. In 1961, Samuelson was president of the American Economic Association. | + | Samuelson spent most of his professional life at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a professor. In 1961, Samuelson was president of the American Economic Association, and of the International Economic Association (1965-1968). |