Franco Modigliani: 1918-2003, in memoriam.(Obituary)

From: American Economist | Date: March 22, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

On September 25, 2003 the profession of economics and finance lost one of its prominent players. Born in Italy in 1918, Professor Franco Modigliani demonstrated his exceptional abilities when he enrolled in the University of Rome at the age of seventeen, two years ahead of the norm, and earned his Doctor Juris in 1939, by studying on his own. Later that year, in response to the alarming developments in Europe, Modigliani landed in the United States just days before the beginning of World War II. He proceeded to attend the New School for Social Research, an institution that was ...

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