A life against the grain : the autobiography of an unconventional economist /: the autobiography of an unconventional economist. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Julian L. Simon.
• Authors: Simon, Julian Lincoln, 1932-1998
• Editors: Simon, Rita J (Rita James), 1931-2013
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Comment; Preface; 1: Newark, New Jersey: 1932-1937; 2: Newark, 1937-1941: Old Enough for School; 3: The Family I Come From; 4: Millburn I: Until High School, 1941-1945; 5: Millburn II: Until High School, 1941-1945; 6: High School Years in Millburn; 7: My Mind as a Young Person; 8: On the Job as a Kid; 9: College; 10: College Summers and Midshipman Cruises; 11: In the Fleet; 12: Troopin' and Stompin' with the Girenes; 13: Working in the Advertising Business; 14: Chicago and the University of Chicago: I 15: The University of Chicago: II16: In and Out of the Mail-Order Business; 17: Urbana and the University of Illinois I: Starting 1963; 18: Teaching at the University; 19: Research 1963-1967: Advertising Economics, Research Methods, and Other Topics; 20: Research on Population Economics; 21: Reaching the Public with Facts about Population and Resources; 22: Philosophical Analyses of Basic Conceptual Issues: Causality; 23: The Joy of Studying Immigration; 24: The Airline Oversales Auction System; 25: My Depression and the Theory of Negative Self-Comparisons: The Story 26: Why do so Few Nonreligious (and Religious) People Enjoy a Sabbath?27: How did My Economics Get to be What It Is?; 28: This I Believe: Values and Attitudes; Index
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 330.092; Economists -- United States -- Biography; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Reference; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351315821
• Related ISBNs: 135131582X; 9780765800732
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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