...it is distressing how often one can guess the answer given to an economic question merely by knowing who asks it.
George StiglerMy teaching began in 1936 at Iowa State College where T. W. Schultz was the department chairman.
George StiglerAdam Smith had one overwhelmingly important triumph: he put into the center of economics the systematic analysis of the behavior of individuals pursuing their self-interest under conditions of competition.
George Stigler