James M. Buchanan

James M. Buchanan
Buchanan in September 2010
Born(1919-10-03)October 3, 1919
DiedJanuary 9, 2013(2013-01-09) (aged 93)
NationalityUS
InstitutionGeorge Mason University
Virginia Tech
University of Virginia
FieldPublic choice
Austrian school
School or
tradition
Constitutional economics
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
University of Tennessee
Middle Tennessee State University
InfluencesJohn Stuart Mill
Frank Knight
Knut Wicksell
Friedrich Hayek[1]
Ludwig von Mises[1]
ContributionsPublic choice theory
Logrolling
AwardsNobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1986)
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

James McGill Buchanan, Jr. (October 3, 1919 – January 9, 2013) was an American economist and educator. He is known for his public choice theory. His theories helped scientists figure out political science. Buchanan won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1968 for his theory.

  1. 1.0 1.1 Monbiot, George (19 July 2017). "A Despot in Disguise: One Man's Mission to Rip Up Democracy". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

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