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Armen Alchian
American economist · United States · On the map · Academics · Lived 1914 to 2013 · aged 98
Armen Albert Alchian was an American economist who made major contributions to microeconomic theory and the theory of the firm. He spent almost his entire career at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and is credited with turning its economics department into one of the country's best.
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2013Died19 February 20132008Clarivate Citation LaureatesAward1996Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic AssociationAward1978Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesAward1914Born12 April 1914
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He is also known as one of the founders of new institutional economics, and widely acknowledged for his work on property rights.
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United States
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Academics
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Academic
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Deceased
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Lived 1914 to 2013 · aged 98
