On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:28:07 -0500 Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
writes:
> News Alert
> from The Wall Street Journal
>
> Paul A. Samuelson, whose analytical work laid the foundation for
> modern economics, died Sunday. He was 94.
Maybe it's my imagination, but it seems to me that eminent economists enjoy remarkably long lifespans. Not only did Samuelson live into his 90s, but so did Milton Friedman, Friedrich Hayek plus Paul Sweezy and Harry Magdoff. Is there something about the economics profession that is conducive to living a long life?
Jim F.
>
> Actively publishing into the 2000s, Mr. Samuelson's career in
> economics spanned eight decades. In 1970, he was the first American
> to
> win the Nobel Prize in economics, the second year the prize was
> offered.
>
> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126072304261489561.html
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