Richard Muth

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Richard Muth
Born(1927-05-14)May 14, 1927
Chicago, Illinois
DiedApril 10, 2018(2018-04-10) (aged 90)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Washington University in St. Louis
Doctoral advisorArnold Harberger[1]
Academic work
DisciplineUrban economics
InstitutionsEmory University
Stanford University
Doctoral studentsCayetano Paderanga Jr.[2]

Richard Ferris Muth (May 14, 1927[3] – April 10, 2018[4]) was an American economist who is considered to be one of the founders of urban economics (along with William Alonso and Edwin Mills).[5]

Muth obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1958, with a thesis on non-farm housing demand.[6]

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