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Theodore Schultz
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American economist
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Theodore William Schultz (1902–1998) was an American economist, researcher, and educator. Born in Arlington, he received his education from South Dakota State University and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His professional career included positions at Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, and the University of Chicago, where he also served as president. Schultz passed away in Evanston.
He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the National Academy of Sciences. Schultz received the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Among his doctoral students were Zvi Griliches and Justin Yifu Lin. His notable work includes *Transforming Traditional Agriculture*.
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Top works
- Transforming Traditional Agriculture
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,608x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,938x
- The cBio Cancer Genomics Portal: An Open Platform for Exploring Multidimensional Cancer Genomics Data
· 2012 · cited 15,158x
- Integrative Analysis of Complex Cancer Genomics and Clinical Profiles Using the cBioPortal
· 2013 · cited 12,049x
- Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean
· 2015 · cited 10,974x
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Quotes
- “The dominant social thought shapes the institutionalized order of society... and the malfunctioning of established institutions in turn alters social thought.”
- “The adverse economic events following the First World War turned me toward economics... I learned during my youth how hard it was for farm families to stay solvent. Farm product prices fell abruptly by more than half. Banks went bankrupt and many farmers suffered foreclosures. Was politics or economics to blame? I opted for economics.”
- “Although it is obvious that people acquire useful skills and knowledge, it is not obvious that these skills and knowledge are a form of capital, that this capital is in substantial part a product of deliberate investment, that it has grown in Western societies at a much faster rate than conventional (nonhuman) capital, and that this growth may well be the most distinctive feature of the economic system.”
- “Much of what we call consumption constitutes investment in human capital. Direct expenditures on education, health, and internal migration to take advantage of better job opportunities are clear examples. Earnings foregone by mature students attending school and by workers acquiring on the-job training are equally clear examples.”
- “Investment in human capital accounts for most of the impressive rise in the real earnings per worker.”
- “Economists have long known that people are an important part of the wealth of nations.”
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Nobel Prize
- The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel1979
“for their pioneering research into economic development research with particular consideration of the problems of developing countries”
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Encyclopedic overview
Theodore William Schultz (/ʃʊlts/ SHUULTS; 30 April 1902 – 26 February 1998) was an American agricultural economist and chairman of the University of Chicago Department of Economics. Schultz rose to national prominence after winning the 1979 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
Early life and education
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