Paul Anthony Samuelson (born May 15, 1915, in Gary, Indiana) is an American neoclassical economist known for his contributions to many fields of economics, beginning with his general statement of the comparative statics method in his 1947 book "Foundations of Economic Analysis". Samuelson was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 1947 and was sole recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1970, the second year of the Prize. Wikipedia
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In the later editions Samuelson has worked toward what he calls a 'neoclassical synthesis' of ancient and modern economic findings. www.nobel.se/economics/laureates/1970/samuelson-bio.html
Perhaps more than anyone else, Paul A. Samuelson has personified mainstream economics in the second half of the twentieth century. cepa.newschool.edu/het/profiles/samuelson.htm
... Prize Prize in Economics Paul A. Samuelson The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1970 Prize Lecture Lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel, December ... nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1970/samu...
It is in this latter area that Professor Paul Samuelson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, has made his great contributions, and for which he has now been awarded the prize in economic science. www.nobel.se/economics/laureates/1970/press.html
