About
Irish economist known for influencing and defining the modern concept of increasing returns. He has been one of the pioneers in the field of complexity theory.
Before Fame
He received his PhD in Operations Research and an M. A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
Trivia
He was the youngest endowed chair holder at Stanford University; he was only 37 at the time.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Belfast, Ireland.
Associated With
He and Sebastian Edwards are both successful economists of the 20th century.
