Richard Ferris Muth (May 14, 1927 – April 10, 2018) was an American economist who is considered to be one of the founders of

urban economics Urban economics is broadly the economic study of urban areas; as such, it involves using the tools of economics to analyze urban issues such as crime, education, public transit, housing, and local government finance. More specifically, it is a bra ...

(along with

William Alonso William Alonso (January 29, 1933 – February 11, 1999) was an Argentine- American planner and economist. He was born in Buenos Aires but moved to the United States in 1946 during the Perón regime with his father Amado Alonso, a leading Spani ...

and Edwin Mills). Muth obtained his Ph.D. from the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...

in 1958, with a thesis on non-farm housing demand.

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Website at Emory University
1927 births 2018 deaths Economists from Illinois Social scientists from Chicago University of Chicago alumni Emory University faculty Regional economists Washington University in St. Louis alumni {{US-economist-stub