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Michael Intriligator

Michael Intriligator

American economist

Michael D. Intriligator (February 5, 1938 – June 23, 2014) was an American economist at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was Professor of Economics, Political Science, and Policy Studies, and Co-Director of the Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences. In addition, he was a Senior Fellow at the Milken Institute in Santa Monica, a Senior Fellow of the Gorbachev Foundation of North America in Boston, a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Science, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He received his Ph.D. in Economics at MIT in 1963[2] and the same year joined the UCLA Department of Economics. He taught courses in economic theory, econometrics, mathematical economics, international relations, and health economics, and received several distinguished teaching awards.[3][4]

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His research interests were mathematical economic theory; applications of quantitative economics to strategy and arms control; health economics; and the future of the Russian economy.[3] His most significant academic collaborations were with economists such as Kenneth Arrow, Dagobert Brito,[5] and Zvi Griliches.[6] His influential 1971 book, "Mathematical Optimization and Economic Theory" brought previously inaccessible mathematical techniques into the mainstream of the field.

Intriligator is regarded as an important figure in peace economics. He served on the Research Committee of the Institute for Economics and Peace from 2009 until his death, and held leadership roles in Economists for Peace and Security.[7][8] He served on the United States Institute of Peace International Network for Economics and Conflict.[9]

Intriligator was co-founder and co-editor of the Handbooks in Economics series[10] He was active in public policy debates, making many policy recommendations, especially for economic and national security policy.[11]

He was married for more than 50 years to Devrie Intriligator, a space physicist. He fathered four sons: Kenneth, James, William, Robert.

Selected bibliography

Books
  • Intriligator, Michael D.; Arrow, Kenneth J. (1981). Handbook of mathematical economics. Handbook of Economics Series. Amsterdam New York, New York: Elsevier North-Holland. ISBN 9780444861269.
Journal articles

References

  1. [1]
    Intriligator, Michael D. (1963). Essays on productivity and savings (PhD thesis). MIT. OCLC 33811859.
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    Intriligator, Michael D. (1963). Essays on productivity and savings (PhD thesis). MIT. OCLC 33811859.
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    UCLA Economics. "UCLA". ucla.edu. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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    "Mike Intriligator". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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    "Dagobert L. Brito". rice.edu. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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    "Michael D. Intriligator". repec.org. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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    "Vision of Humanity". visionofhumanity.org. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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    "A Strategic Policy: Investment, Social Security and Economic Recovery: Michael Intriligator". epsusa.org. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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    "Michael Intriligator - International Network for Economics and Conflict". usip.org. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  10. [10]
    "In Memory of Michael D. Intriligator, Editor of Handbook of Econometrics - SciTech Connect". elsevier.com. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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    "Michael D. Intriligator". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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