James Patrick Quirk

Background

Quirk, James Patrick was born on November 27, 1926 in St. Paul. Son of William Martin and Teresa Elizabeth (McMahon) Quirk.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, University Minnesota, 1948. Master of Arts, University Minnesota, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1959.

Career

Instructor, Street Mary's University, Texas, 1949-1951. Economics, United States Bureau Census, 1951-1953. Market Analyst, G. H. Tennan & Company, Minneapolis, 1953-1956.

Research Assistant, University Minnesota, 1955-1959.

Instructor, Assistant Professor, Association Professor, Purdue University, Indiana, 1959-1965. Professor, University Kansas, 71.

Professor of Economics, California Institute, Institution Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America.

Achievements

• James Patrick Quirk has been listed as a noteworthy economist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Introduction to General Equilibrium Theory and Welfare Economics

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  • Papers in Quantitative Economics (Kansas-Missouri Seminar in Theoretical and Applied Economics)
  • INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM THEORY AND WELFARE ECONOMICS
  • Introduction to General Equilibrium Theory and Welfare Economics

Views

During the 1960s my main research interests were in general equilibrium theory and qualitative economics of the SamuelsonLancaster type, exploring the extent to which qualitative information combined with the competitive hypothesis of Walras’s Law and homogeneity leads to restrictive comparative status and/or stability results. I also did some work on the economics of uncertainty (the notion of first-degree stochastic dominance and the expected utility hypothesis) and production theory. In the 1970s my interests shifted to several applied areas, including the economics of professional sports, resource economics (and especially water economics), and the economic theory of the regulated firm.

My most recent work has been concerned with price patterns on commodity futures markets and in particular research into theoretical explanations for backward action in such markets.

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946.

Interests

• 021 General Equilibrium Theory. 721 Resource Economics. 026 Economics of Uncertainty.

Connections

Married Shirley Mae Krois, June 25, 1948. Children– Gail, James, Janice, Jill, Colleen, Thomas.

Father:

William Martin Quirk

Mother:

Teresa Elizabeth (McMahon) Quirk

Spouse:

Shirley Mae Krois

child:

Jill Quirk

child:

Janice Quirk

child:

Thomas Quirk

child:

James Quirk

child:

Gail Quirk

child:

Colleen Quirk