MIT and the origins of the modern theory of asset pricing

Roger Backhouse

doi:10.1215/00182702-11156232

MIT and the origins of the modern theory of asset pricing

Roger Backhouse^*

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Abstract

This paper explores the connection between the academic culture of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, dominated by science and engineering, and the contributions made by Paul Samuelson and others to the emergence of the modern theory of finance.

Original language	English
Article number	11156232
Journal	History of Political Economy
Volume	56
Issue number	3
Early online date	6 Mar 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-11156232
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 6 Mar 2024

Keywords

Finance
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Samuelson
Cootner

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Finance
Economics and Econometrics
History and Philosophy of Science

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