Richard Muth

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 (along with William Alonso and Edwin Mills).

Richard Muth
Born(1927-05-14)May 14, 1927
Chicago, Illinois
DiedApril 10, 2018(2018-04-10) (aged 90)
NationalityAmerican
Academic career
InstitutionEmory University
Stanford University
FieldUrban economics
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Washington University in St. Louis
Doctoral
advisor
Arnold Harberger
Doctoral
students
Cayetano Paderanga Jr.

Muth obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1958, with a thesis on non-farm housing demand.

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