Laughlin
JAMES LAURENCE, an American economist, born in Deerfield, Ohio, in 1850. He graduated from Harvard University in 1873. From that year until 1883 he was instructor of political economy at Harvard and was assistant professor in that branch until 1887. He was professor of political economy at Cornell University from 1890 to 1892, and was professor and head of the department of political economy at the University of Chicago from 1892 to 1916. He was a member of many important economic societies and lectured much on economic subjects, both in the United States and abroad. His writings include "Study of Political Economy" (1885); "History of Bimetallism in United States" (1886); "Facts About Money" (1895); "Later-Day Problems" (1909).