World & Nation
Sir Raymond Firth, 100, a social anthropologist known for his studies of Pacific cultures, died Feb. 22 in London, the London School of Economics announced this week.
March 16, 2002
Peter Bauer, a Hungarian-born British economist who opposed development aid for poor countries as a waste of money, has died at age 86.
May 19, 2002
The professor was in a dither.
Aug. 4, 1991
Sir John Hicks, co-winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science in 1972, has died, his family announced Sunday.
May 23, 1989
Obituaries
Coase was awarded the Nobel in economics in 1991 for his examination of the significance of transaction costs and property rights in the operation of the economy.
Sept. 3, 2013
Ronald Coase dies at 102; economist was oldest living Nobel laureate
Business
The recession in Britain is expected to last “well into next year” as the economy continues to suffer from slow business and low consumer confidence, according to a new economic forecast.
Oct. 26, 1992
The editor of the Financial Times, Sir Geoffrey Owen, is stepping down after 10 years in the job, the newspaper said today.
Aug. 7, 1990
Movies
Movies * Initially aimed at an art-house crowd, film about immigrants’ experience in Manhattan catches on among working-class Latinos.
Nov. 16, 1999
Travel & Experiences
A neighbor approached with a question the other day.
June 4, 2000