Abstract
2023 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Gyorgy Ligeti, widely considered among the most original composers of the latter part of the twentieth century. This essay is an account of his life and thoughts (including economics) at the Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin, 2000-01, by his next-apartment neighbor.
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Robert H. Wade
Robert H. Wade is professor of global political economy at the London School of Economics. He was awarded the Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought in 2008, and Best Book in Political Economy by the American Political Science Association in 1992.