Mark Blaug

 ( 1927 Births ) 

Mark Blaug FBA (; A Conversation With Mark Blaug 3 April 1927 – 18 November 2011) was a Dutch-born British economist (naturalised in 1982), who covered a broad range of topics during his long career.

He was married to Ruth Towse.

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Life and work Blaug was born on 3 April 1927 in The Hague as Norbert Blauaug. In 1955 Blaug received his PhD from Columbia University in New York under the supervision of George Stigler. Besides shorter periods in public service and in international organisations he has held academic appointments in – among others – Yale University, the University of London, the London School of Economics, the University of Exeter and the University of Buckingham. He was visiting professor in the Netherlands, University of Amsterdam and Erasmus University in Rotterdam, where he was also co-director of CHIMES (Center for History in Management and Economics).

Mark Blaug made far reaching contributions to a range of topics in economic thought throughout his career. Apart from valuable contributions to the economics of art and the economics of education, he is best known for his work in history of economic thought and the methodology of economics.

He died on 18 November 2011 in Peter Tavy, Devon.

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Honours

• In 1984 he was made a Foreign Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).
• In 1988 he was made a Distinguished Fellow of the History of Economics Society.
• In 1989 he became an Elected Fellow of the British Academy.

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Selected publications

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Books

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Mark Blaug (2026). 9781258447861, Literary Licensing, LLC. ISBN 9781258447861

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Mark Blaug (1997). 9780521577014, Cambridge University Press. . ISBN 9780521577014

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• Mark Blaug (1974). 9780255360623, Institute of Economic Affairs. ISBN 9780255360623
• Mark Blaug (1980). 9780521294379, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521294379

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Mark Blaug (1992). 9780521436786, Cambridge University Press. . ISBN 9780521436786

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• Mark Blaug (1985). 9781858986920, Wheatsheaf. ISBN 9781858986920

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• Mark Blaug (1986). 9780745001302, Wheatsheaf. . ISBN 9780745001302
• Mark Blaug (1986). 9780745001609, Wheatsheaf. ISBN 9780745001609
• Mark Blaug (1990). 9781852783761, Edward Elgar Publishing Gower Publishing Co.. ISBN 9781852783761
• (1991). 9781852785154, Edward Elgar Publishing Co.. . ISBN 9781852785154
• Mark Blaug (1997). 9781858984551, Edward Elgar Publishing Co.. . ISBN 9781858984551
• (1999). 9781858988863, Edward Elgar Publishing. . ISBN 9781858988863

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Chapters in books

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Journal articles

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Anthologies

• 'Pioneers in Economics'. In 1991 and 1992 Blaug edited a series of fifty volumes, with reprints of journal articles on the history of economic thought, under the series title 'Pioneers in Economics'. The series was published by Edward Elgar Publishing.For an overview of the 'Pioneers in Economics' series, see: this page on the website of Edgar Elgar.

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Further reading

• Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics 6, 3, Winter 2013: Special Issue in Honor of Mark Blaug ( complete PDF).
• (2026). 9781781955666, Edward Elgar. . ISBN 9781781955666

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External links

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