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After graduating in engineering I went to the University of Kansas to get an MA in economics as a vehicle for allowing me to decide if I wanted to continue in economics.

Vernon L. Smith

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Vernon L. Smith
Age: 97
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Economist
Professor
University Teacher
Wichita
Kansas
Vernon Lomax Smith
Decide
Economics
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Continue
Kansas
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Economic
Engineering
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