Edward Hastings Chamberlin
Edward Hastings Chamberlin (born May 18, 1899 in La Conner, Washington , † July 16, 1967 in Cambridge , Massachusetts ) was an American economist teaching at Harvard University .
In his work The Theory of Monopolistic Competition Chamberlin takes the view that the real market lies between the models of competition and monopoly . For this he coined the term monopolistic competition .
Like Robinson , he had a strong influence on neoclassical price theory .
In 1936 Chamberlin was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Works
- 1933 The Theory of Monopolistic Competition
- 1957 Towards a More General Theory of Value
Individual evidence
- ^ Members of the American Academy. Listed by election year, 1900-1949 ( PDF ). Retrieved September 27, 2015
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| SURNAME | Chamberlin, Edward Hastings |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Conner, Washington |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 1967 |
| Place of death | Cambridge, Massachusetts |