Economics in the Rear-View Mirror

One wonders what Professor Seligman’s motivation was for asking 32 year old associate professor of business statistics whether statistics was a “separate science” or a “method”, but since we only have Frederick C. Mills’ response, it is anyone’s speculation for what Seligman was after. I find the letter interesting because Mills names three contemporary textbooks he regar...

In the beginning (of economics instruction) was Economics 1. And the Word was Frank Taussig’s at early 20th century Harvard.

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[M.I.T.]

May 14, 1956

Answer FIVE questions in all. If you have studied mathematical economics you are urged to take at least one, but not more than two questions from Part II.

Links to previously posted Chicago prelim exams.

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For the post on the Rockefeller Foundation funded series: The Ethics and Economics of Society, I came across the name of Janet M. Hooks who collaborated with Elizabeth E. Hoyt, Margaret G. Reid...