Miguel Sidrauski
Miguel Sidrauski | |
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Born | |
Died | September 1, 1968 | (aged 28)
Nationality | Argentine |
Academic career | |
Institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Field | Monetary economics |
Alma mater | University of Chicago |
Doctoral advisor | Hirofumi Uzawa Milton Friedman |
Influences | Arnold Harberger |
Miguel Sidrauski (October 12, 1939 – September 1, 1968) was an Argentine economist who made important contributions to the theory of economic growth by developing a modified version of the Ramsey–Cass–Koopmans model to describe the effects of money on long-run growth. He also published an article on exchange rate determination. Sidrauski taught economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Life and career
Sidrauski was born and educated in Buenos Aires. He entered graduate studies at the University of Chicago in 1963 and completed his PhD in 1966 under the supervision of Hirofumi Uzawa and Milton Friedman. After completing his PhD, he was appointed as an assistant professor at MIT. Sidrauski, who was Jewish, was described by his colleague Duncan K. Foley as “a committed Zionist.”[1] He died of cancer at the age of 28, and was surrounded by his wife and two-month-old daughter.[2]
Sidrauski is best known for his 1967 article, "Rational Choice and Patterns of Growth in a Monetary Economy," which was based on his PhD
Selected publications
- Foley, Duncan K.; Sidrauski, Miguel (1970). "Portfolio Choice, Investment, and Growth". JSTOR 1807854.
- JSTOR 2296339.
- Sidrauski, Miguel (1967). "Inflation and Economic Growth". S2CID 153472492.
- Sidrauski, Miguel (1967). "Rational Choice and Patterns of Growth in a Monetary Economy". American Economic Review. 57 (2): 534–544.
References
- ISBN 0-472-09877-2.
- ^ ISBN 0-333-37235-2.
- ISBN 0-262-02283-4.
- ISBN 978-0-387-71726-5.
Further reading
- ISBN 978-1-932841-14-5.)
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