Tibor Scitovsky
Tibor de Scitovsky or Tibor (von) Scitovsky (* 1910 in Budapest ; † June 1, 2002 ) was an American economist . He was best known for his publications on the relationship between people's satisfaction and their economic consumption . He taught from 1946 to 1958 at Stanford University , where he was "Eberle Professor of Economics" from 1970 until his retirement in 1976. In 1966 he was in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 1981 as a corresponding member of the British Academy elected .
Publications (selection)
- The Joyless Economy: The Psychology of Human Satisfaction , Oxford University Press, Oxford 1976/1992, ISBN 0-19-507347-9 ; German translation by Gerti von Rabenau: Psychology of prosperity: The needs of people and the needs of the consumer , Campus, Frankfurt am Main / New York, NY 1977, ISBN 3-593-32210-2 / 1989, ISBN 3-593-34202 -2 .
- Human Desire and Economic Satisfaction: Essays on The Frontiers of Economics , New York University Press, New York, NY 1986, ISBN 0-8147-7862-3 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Tibor Scitovsky in the catalog of the German National Library
- Stanford University: Memorial Resolution: Tibor Scitovsky , 2004
Individual evidence
- ^ Fellows: Tibor Scitovsky. British Academy, accessed July 29, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scitovsky, Tibor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Scitovsky, Tibor de (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 2002 |