Richard T. Ely

Richard Theodore Ely ( born April 13, 1854 in Ripley, New York, † October 4, 1943 in Old Lyme, Connecticut ) was an American economist and a leading figure of the Progressive Movement and the Social Gospel, as reactions to the negative effects of unbridled capitalism were founded and in the U.S. as a role model obtained a high priority.

Life

Richard Ely first studied at Columbia University and then earned his doctorate at the University of Heidelberg. Strongly influenced by Karl Knies and the Historical School, he returned in 1881 to the United States, first at the Johns Hopkins University back, where he worked until 1892. He then taught at the University of Wisconsin- Madison.

Inspired by the Association for Social Policy, he founded the American Economic Association, which he was president in the period 1899-1901.

Works

• French and German Socialism (1883 )
• Taxation in American States and Cities (1888 )
• Outlines of Economics ( 1893)
• Monopolies and Trusts ( 1900)
• Studies in the Evolution of Industrial Society ( 1903)
• Property and Contract (1914 )

Swell

• The American Economic Association (english)
• The History of Economic Thought ( English)

• Economist (19th Century )
• Economist ( 20th century)
• Americans
• Born in 1854
• Died in 1943
• Man