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Topic: Armen Alchian

	Armen Alchian, Biography: The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: Library of Economics and Liberty
		Armen Alchian, an American economist born in Fresno, California, is in many ways like Ronald Coase (see Coase).
		In 1950 Alchian presented a thoughtful response to this objection in his first major article, "Uncertainty, Evolution and Economic Theory." Alchian argued that even though all companies may not maximize profits, those that survive will be ones whose managers, by luck or by design, came close to maximizing profits.
		Alchian and Allen's textbook was truly a public good, a good that created large benefits for which its creators could not charge.
	www.econlib.org /library/Enc/bios/Alchian.html (1083 words)

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		Alchian, 1914- Armen Alchian's output may be sparse and informal, but it has been among the most influential.
		The Armen Alchian Chair in Economic Theory is named in honor of Armen A. Alchian, a leader in building the "UCLA tradition" in economic analysis.
		Armen Alchian's article 'Uncertainty, evolution and economic theory' is widely acknowledged as a classic contribution to economics.
	www.85search.com /A.Alchian (446 words)

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		Co-editor, Special Issue of Economic Inquiry in Honor of Armen Alchian's 80th Birthday, July 1996.
		(31) "Freedom, Wealth, and Coercion," co-authored with Gertrud Fremling, in Uncertainty and Economic Evolution: Essays in Honor of Armen Alchian, John R. Lott, Jr.
		Uncertainty and Economic Evolution: Essays in Honor of Armen Alchian, edited volume, Routledge Press: New York (1997).
	www.daviddfriedman.com /Lott_v_Teret/Lott_Vita.html (2706 words)

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