STIGLER’S INFLUENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC THOUGHT
This paper analyzes George J. Stigler’s influential contributions to economic ideas, specifically on industrial structures, the functioning of markets, the causes and effects of public regulation, the economics of information, and on the development of economic thought. Stigler’s most influential co...
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| description | This paper analyzes George J. Stigler’s influential contributions to economic ideas, specifically on industrial structures, the functioning of markets, the causes and effects of public regulation, the economics of information, and on the development of economic thought. Stigler’s most influential contribution to economic thought came in his work on information theory. Treating information as a valuable commodity, he explained why prices differ for identical goods. From his work, many other theories have been built to explain economic behavior. A considerable number of works on decision making under uncertainty could not have progressed without an understanding of the role of information. His swing of the pendulum in economic regulation constitutes a great turnabout. He started research, known as public choice, which assumes that government policymakers are driven by self-interest rather than pure concern for the public’s welfare. His views have now become those of the mainstream. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-10b5c7623d474c479968a2fa7268f03e2022-12-21T22:26:33ZengUniversitas Gadjah MadaJournal of Indonesian Economy and Business2085-82722338-58472017-01-01321708010.22146/jieb.22981STIGLER’S INFLUENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC THOUGHTArtidiatun Adji0faculty Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah MadaThis paper analyzes George J. Stigler’s influential contributions to economic ideas, specifically on industrial structures, the functioning of markets, the causes and effects of public regulation, the economics of information, and on the development of economic thought. Stigler’s most influential contribution to economic thought came in his work on information theory. Treating information as a valuable commodity, he explained why prices differ for identical goods. From his work, many other theories have been built to explain economic behavior. A considerable number of works on decision making under uncertainty could not have progressed without an understanding of the role of information. His swing of the pendulum in economic regulation constitutes a great turnabout. He started research, known as public choice, which assumes that government policymakers are driven by self-interest rather than pure concern for the public’s welfare. His views have now become those of the mainstream.https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/jieb/article/view/22981/17189industrial structuresfunctioning of marketpublic regulationeconomics of informationeconomic thoughtStigler’s contribution |
| spellingShingle | Artidiatun Adji STIGLER’S INFLUENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC THOUGHT Journal of Indonesian Economy and Business industrial structures functioning of market public regulation economics of information economic thought Stigler’s contribution |
| title | STIGLER’S INFLUENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC THOUGHT |
| title_full | STIGLER’S INFLUENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC THOUGHT |
| title_fullStr | STIGLER’S INFLUENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC THOUGHT |
| title_full_unstemmed | STIGLER’S INFLUENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC THOUGHT |
| title_short | STIGLER’S INFLUENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC THOUGHT |
| title_sort | stigler s influential contribution to economic thought |
| topic | industrial structures functioning of market public regulation economics of information economic thought Stigler’s contribution |
| url | https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/jieb/article/view/22981/17189 |
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