Wolfgang F. Stolper, 89, an economist whose work included a theory used to explain the effect of international trade on wages, died Monday in Ann Arbor, Mich., during surgery to clear a blood clot.

Rising inequality since the 1980s is clearly a serious problem that merits political attention. But focusing solely on trade is not the way to resolve it Inequality has become a major political ...

Samuelson made such diverse contributions to his field – ranging from welfare economics, theories of consumption, prices, capital accumulation, economic growth, public goods, finance and international ...

THE STOLPER-SAMUELSON THEOREM….Over at Max’s place, Josh Bivens tells us about something called the Stolper-Samuelson Theorem, which predicts that workers without a college degree always get screwed ...

In a famous theorem, known as Stolper-Samuelson, he and a co-author showed that competition from imports of clothes and similar goods from underdeveloped countries, where producers rely on unskilled ...

There has been increased attention on income inequality. Behind this trend is the widening disparity of income in developed countries. Professor Joseph Stiglitz of Columbia University in the United ...

In a famous theorem, known as Stolper-Samuelson, he and a co-author showed that competition from imports of clothes and similar goods from underdeveloped countries, where producers rely on unskilled ...

Founder of Modern Economics: Paul A. Samuelson, Volume 1—Becoming Samuelson, 1915-1948. By Roger Backhouse. Oxford University Press; 760 pages; $34.95 and £22.99. IN 1940, Paul Samuelson needed an ...