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friedmanjim Inventory of the Jim Friedman papers, 1962-1965 Processed by: Meghan Lyon; machine-readable finding aid created by: Meghan Lyon David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: February 2010Processed by Meghan Lyon, February 2010; finding aid encoded by Meghan Lyon, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, February 2010 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Jim Friedman papers, 1962-1965 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Friedman, Jim, 1936- Jim Friedman papers, 1962-1965 Material in English 1.5 Linear Feet 9 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Economist and Kenan Professor of Economics emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Accession (2010-0001) (9 items; 1.5 lin. ft.; dated 1962-1965) consists of research and experiment notes relating to 1960s economics experiments in games and game theory. Also includes Friedman's dissertation, The Theory of Oligopoly. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Jim Friedman papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Provenance

The Jim Friedman papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2010.

Processing Information

Processed by Meghan Lyon, February 2010

Encoded by Meghan Lyon, February 2010

This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2010-0001

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

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Biographical Note

Jim Friedman is the current William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor of Economics emeritus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He was born in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio, and earned his B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan in 1959. He then went to Yale University, where he earned his Ph.D. in Economics in 1963. His dissertation was titled The Theory of Oligopoly.

Following graduation, he was an assistant professor and researcher at the Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics at Yale. In 1968, he moved to the University of Rochester, where he eventually became chair of the Economics Department in 1975. He taught for a short period at Virginia Tech before joining the Economics Department at UNC in 1985.

Friedman's research interests in economics included oligopoly, duopoly, game theory, and noncooperative equilibria. Some of his books include Oligopoly and the Theory of Games (1977), Research in Experimental Economics: An Experiment with Noncooperative Oligopoly (1979, Oligopoly Theory (1983), Game Theory with an Application to Economics (1986), and Problems of Coordination in Economic Activity (1994).

Collection Overview

Accession (2010-0001) includes research notes and results from game theory experiments conducted by Friedman in the 1960s. These are held in hardback folders and sorted by date, beginning with a games experiment in 1962 and ending in 1965. His dissertation, Theory of Oligopoly, is also included. Friedman has also provided his C.V. with some parts circled, reflecting which articles resulted from the experiments present in the collection.

Subject Headings

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Friedman, Jim, 1936- Game theory. Economics. Experimental economics. Economics--experiments. Contents of Collection Accession (2010-0001), 1962-1965 (1 box) 1Friedman's curriculum vitae with circled articles that resulted from the experiments in this collection Games, March-April 1962 Price-Profit sheets, 1964 games Games, February 1964 pilot run Games, March 5-6, 1964 Games, March 9-10, 1964 Games, March 12-13, 1964 Price-Profit, 1965 November 29-30, 1965 December 2-3, 1965