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Honoring a pioneer: Gordon Tullock (1922–2014)

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Gordon Tullock made seminal contributions to three disciplines, economics, political science, and biology. He was also a founder of bioeconomics. Although economic theory has moved beyond the rational self-interest assumption that underlies his work, Tullock’s contributions were important theoretical stepping stones.

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Corning, P.A. Honoring a pioneer: Gordon Tullock (1922–2014). J Bioecon 18, 95–96 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10818-016-9217-8

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