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Fritz Machlup

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Austrian economist (1902-1983)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1902 to 1983 · aged 80
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Fritz Machlup was an Austrian-American economist known for his work in information economics. He was President of the International Economic Association from 1971 to 1974.

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1974Bernhard Harms Prize
Grand Officer of the Order of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association

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Fritz Machlup was an Austrian-American economist known for his work in information economics. He was President of the International Economic Association from 1971 to 1974. He was one of the first economists to examine knowledge as an economic resource, and is credited with popularising the concept of the information society.

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Lived 1902 to 1983 · aged 80
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