Lloyd Mints is over 100. Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929
530 898 5321 fax 530 898 5901 http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of joel blau Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 5:11 AM To: Progressive Economics Subject: [Pen-l] a long life? *IS BEING A FAMOUS ECONOMIST GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH?* <http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/ezraklein_archive?month=04&year=2009 &base_name=is_being_a_famous_economist_go> Commenter Nylund notices <http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/ezraklein_archive?month=04&year=2009 &base_name=evan_bayhs_budget_hypocrisy#comment-6271193> that economists are a particularly long-lived species: Is it just me or do famous economists seem to live a really long time? Friedman (94). Mises (92) John Kenneth Galbraith (98) Hayek (92) Leontief (93) Except poor Keynes. I think the main reason Keynesian economics took a backburner was because so many his opponents simply outlived him. But, besides Keynes (or any of the really old school guys like Ricardo and Say), its rare to fine a major economist that didn't make it well into their 80's. Paul Samuelson, as I found out today, is in his 90s. Ken Arrow is 87. It's impressive. These guys have managed to maximize their utility by prolonging their capacity to experience it. Joel Blau _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
