James M. Buchanan - One of the most exciting i...

One of the most exciting intellectual moments of my career was my 1948 discovery of Knut Wicksell's unknown and untranslated dissertation, 'Finanztheoretische Untersuchungen,' buried in the dusty stacks of Chicago's old Harper Library.

James M. Buchanan

American Economist

Born: Oct 3, 1919

Died: Jan 9, 2013

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