In 1938, young Leonid Hurwicz leaves Warsaw seeking safety and an economics degree. These challenging years spawn a lifelong intellectual adventure, a stellar career in economics and a Nobel Prize. This book tells his story.
In 1938, young Leonid Hurwicz leaves Warsaw seeking safety and an economics degree. These challenging years spawn a lifelong intellectual adventure, a stellar career in economics and a Nobel Prize. This book tells his story.
Washington state-based writer Michael Hurwicz has long been fascinated by his father's journey as a Polish Jew from 1930s Warsaw to America and ultimately a Nobel Prize in Economics. Michael's book reflects deep archival research as well as conversations with his father, immediate and extended family, friends, students, and colleagues.
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Acknowledgements Prologue 1. 1939, sierpie /août/August 2. Born a Refugee 3. Now or Never 4. Home Safe? 5. Get an Education! 6. The Miracle 7. Hurwicz Home School 8. Crisis, Coup, Catastrophe 9. Astrophysics, Chopin and Jazz 10. Economics and Einstein 11. Socialist Calculation 12. Brown Shirts and Ghetto Benches 13. Graduation Getaway 14. Math, Models and Mechanisms 15. Government Intervention 16. A Lifeline 17. Hurwiczes on the Run 18. An Intellectual Warrior at the School for Peace 19. Leo Hurwicz: Excess Foreign Population 20. Geneva to Chicago by Way of Locarno, Barcelona and Lisbon 21. Chicago and MIT 22. Surprise Attack 23. Honey 24. A Little Bit Unruly 25. The Great Book Review 26. A Slow and Difficult Process 27. Just a Closer Walk with Stan 28. Blood, Fire, Smoke, Exile and Human Kindness 29. Mechanism Design: Development and Recognition Appendix A. Leös Memorial Appendix B. A Celebration of Leo's 90th Birthday, Held at the Holiday Inn Metrodome, 1500 Washington Avenue South, in Minneapolis on April 14, 2007 Appendix C. The Theory of Economic Behavior, by Leonid Hurwicz Appendix D. The Hurwicz Criterion Appendix E. Edited transcript of 2007 interview with Leo, conducted by the author Appendix F. A Timeline of the Life of Leo Hurwicz Appendix G. What Is Mechanism Design?
Acknowledgements Prologue 1. 1939, sierpie /août/August 2. Born a Refugee 3. Now or Never 4. Home Safe? 5. Get an Education! 6. The Miracle 7. Hurwicz Home School 8. Crisis, Coup, Catastrophe 9. Astrophysics, Chopin and Jazz 10. Economics and Einstein 11. Socialist Calculation 12. Brown Shirts and Ghetto Benches 13. Graduation Getaway 14. Math, Models and Mechanisms 15. Government Intervention 16. A Lifeline 17. Hurwiczes on the Run 18. An Intellectual Warrior at the School for Peace 19. Leo Hurwicz: Excess Foreign Population 20. Geneva to Chicago by Way of Locarno, Barcelona and Lisbon 21. Chicago and MIT 22. Surprise Attack 23. Honey 24. A Little Bit Unruly 25. The Great Book Review 26. A Slow and Difficult Process 27. Just a Closer Walk with Stan 28. Blood, Fire, Smoke, Exile and Human Kindness 29. Mechanism Design: Development and Recognition Appendix A. Leös Memorial Appendix B. A Celebration of Leo's 90th Birthday, Held at the Holiday Inn Metrodome, 1500 Washington Avenue South, in Minneapolis on April 14, 2007 Appendix C. The Theory of Economic Behavior, by Leonid Hurwicz Appendix D. The Hurwicz Criterion Appendix E. Edited transcript of 2007 interview with Leo, conducted by the author Appendix F. A Timeline of the Life of Leo Hurwicz Appendix G. What Is Mechanism Design?
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