Back جوليان سيمون (أستاذ جامعي) Arabic جوليان سيمون (اقتصادى) ARZ Джулиан Саймън Bulgarian Julian L. Simon German Julian Lincoln Simon Spanish جولیان سیمون FA Julian Lincoln Simon Finnish Julian Lincoln Simon French Julian Simon (economista) Italian Julian Simon NB
Julian Simon | |
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| Born | February 12, 1932 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 8, 1998 (aged 65) Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) University of Chicago (MBA, PhD) |
| Known for | Simon–Ehrlich wager |
| Notable work | The Ultimate Resource (1981) |
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| Institutions | University of Illinois Hebrew University of Jerusalem University of Maryland Cato Institute |
| School or tradition | Chicago School of Economics |
Julian Lincoln Simon (February 12, 1932 – February 8, 1998) was an American economist.[1] He was a professor of economics and business administration at the University of Illinois from 1963 to 1983 before later moving to the University of Maryland, where he taught for the remainder of his academic career.[2]
Simon wrote many books and articles, mostly on economic subjects, from an optimistic viewpoint.[3] He is best known for his work on population, natural resources, and immigration.[4][5] Simon is sometimes associated with cornucopian views and as a critic of Malthusianism.[6] Rather than focus on the abundance of nature, Simon focused on lasting economic benefits from continuous population growth, even despite limited or finite physical resources, primarily by the power of human ingenuity to create substitutes, and from technological progress.[citation needed]
He is also known for the famous Simon–Ehrlich wager, a bet he made with ecologist Paul R. Ehrlich.[7][8] Ehrlich bet that the prices for five metals would increase over a decade, while Simon took the opposite stance. Simon won the bet, as the prices for the metals sharply declined during that decade.[9][10]
- ^ Tierney, John (December 2, 1990). "Betting on the Planet". The New York Times. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ Moore, Stephen (October 5, 2007). "Clear-Eyed Optimists". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "Last Words". The Washington Post. 1998-02-22. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Obituary: Julian Simon". The Independent. 1998-03-13. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Moffett, George (1994-06-22). "The population question revisited". The Wilson Quarterly. 18 (3): 54–78.
- ^ Sastry, Anjali (2018-01-22). "Systems Lessons of the Global Problematique: Valuing Connection". Journal of Design and Science. MIT Press. doi:10.21428/97ff26fd.
- ^ Kestenbaum, David (January 2, 2014). "A Bet, Five Metals And The Future Of The Planet". NPR. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ Tupy, Marian L. (January 12, 2023). "Why Is Paul Ehrlich So Hard to Ignore?". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ Sabin, Paul (2014-09-12). "Want to Bet?". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ Carlin, Scott (March 3, 1998). "Simon's Solution to 'Bumping'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 5, 2024.