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William Baumol

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William Baumol · Economics & Business

What

Economist

When

1922, New York City, United States — 2017, New York City, United States

Where

United States

Biography

William Baumol is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Economist

How & why

Baumol was one of the most influential American economists of the twentieth century, known for 'Baumol's cost disease,' contestable-markets theory, and pioneering work on entrepreneurship and the economics of the arts. He taught at Princeton and New York University and wrote widely used textbooks. He was born into a Jewish immigrant family in the South Bronx.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Economists