Mason Gaffney

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Merrill Mason Gaffney (October 18, 1923 – July 16, 2020) was an American economist. He was a major critic of Neoclassical economics from a Georgist point of view.[1] After serving in the southwest Pacific during World War II.[2] Gaffney was Professor of Economics at the University of California, Riverside beginning in 1976.[3] He was born in New York.

Gaffney died on July 16, 2020 in Riverside, California at the age of 96.[4]

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  1. Gaffney, Mason. "Neo-classical Economics as a Strategem against Henry George" (PDF). In Gaffney, Mason; Harrison, Fred (eds.). The Corruption of Economics. London: Shepheard-Walwyn. pp. 29–164.
  2. "Gaffney, Mason: Professor of Economics". UCR Faculty Listing. Archived from the original on July 20, 2002.
  3. "Mason Gaffney Brief Biography". masongaffney.org. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  4. "Mason Gaffney: A Tribute from RSF" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-07-25.