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Leonid Hurwicz: Intelligent Designer: How War and the Great Depression Inspired a Nobel Economist (Jews of Poland) (Hardcover)

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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.

About the Author


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.

Product Details
ISBN: 9798887191331
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Publication Date: May 9th, 2023
Pages: 238
Language: English
Series: Jews of Poland