Armen Alchian
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Armen Alchian was an influential American economist known for his foundational contributions to property rights theory, the theory of the firm, and evolutionary approaches to economic behavior.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Armen Alchian canonical | 2 |
| Alchian | 1 |
| Armen A. Alchian | 1 |
| Armen Albert Alchian | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4374772 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Armen Alchian Context triple: [Armen, hasNotableBearer, Armen Alchian]
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A.
George Stigler
George Stigler was an American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on industrial organization, the economics of regulation, and the history of economic thought.
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B.
Ronald Coase
Ronald Coase was a British economist and Nobel laureate best known for his work on transaction costs, property rights, and the nature of the firm, which became foundational to law and economics and the Chicago School tradition.
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C.
Oliver E. Williamson
Oliver E. Williamson was an American economist renowned for his pioneering work on transaction cost economics and the theory of the firm, for which he shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
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D.
Jacob Viner
Jacob Viner was a prominent 20th-century economist known for his influential work in international trade theory, public finance, and his role in shaping modern economic thought.
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E.
Arnold Harberger
Arnold Harberger is an influential American economist known for his work on welfare economics, cost-benefit analysis, and the measurement of deadweight loss, and as a prominent figure of the Chicago School of economics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Armen Alchian Target entity description: Armen Alchian was an influential American economist known for his foundational contributions to property rights theory, the theory of the firm, and evolutionary approaches to economic behavior.
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A.
George Stigler
George Stigler was an American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on industrial organization, the economics of regulation, and the history of economic thought.
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B.
Ronald Coase
Ronald Coase was a British economist and Nobel laureate best known for his work on transaction costs, property rights, and the nature of the firm, which became foundational to law and economics and the Chicago School tradition.
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C.
Oliver E. Williamson
Oliver E. Williamson was an American economist renowned for his pioneering work on transaction cost economics and the theory of the firm, for which he shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
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D.
Jacob Viner
Jacob Viner was a prominent 20th-century economist known for his influential work in international trade theory, public finance, and his role in shaping modern economic thought.
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E.
Arnold Harberger
Arnold Harberger is an influential American economist known for his work on welfare economics, cost-benefit analysis, and the measurement of deadweight loss, and as a prominent figure of the Chicago School of economics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American economist
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in economics ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Harold Demsetz
ⓘ
William R. Allen ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-04-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-02-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Fresno State College
ⓘ
linked to:
California State University, Fresno
Stanford University ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century economics ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Armenian American
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linked to:
Armenians
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| familyName |
Alchian
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linked to:
Armen Alchian
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| fieldOfWork |
economics
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evolutionary economics ⓘ microeconomics ⓘ property rights theory ⓘ theory of the firm ⓘ |
| fullName |
Armen Albert Alchian
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linked to:
Armen Alchian
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| givenName | Armen ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
industrial organization
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price theory ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
modern microeconomic theory
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theory of property rights in firms ⓘ |
| influenced |
law and economics
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new institutional economics ⓘ property rights economics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Mont Pelerin Society ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to property rights theory
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contributions to the theory of the firm ⓘ evolutionary approach to economic behavior ⓘ |
| notableWork |
“Exchange and Production: Competition, Coordination, and Control”
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“Production, Information Costs, and Economic Organization” ⓘ “Uncertainty, Evolution, and Economic Theory” ⓘ “University Economics” ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Fresno, California, United States
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linked to:
Fresno
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| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| taughtAt | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
emphasis on information and uncertainty
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evolutionary approach to market behavior ⓘ |
| workLocation | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
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Subject: Armen Alchian Description of subject: Armen Alchian was an influential American economist known for his foundational contributions to property rights theory, the theory of the firm, and evolutionary approaches to economic behavior.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Armen Alchian
linked to: Armen Alchian
subject linked to:
new institutional economics
linked to: Armen Alchian