Michael Intriligator

{{short description|American economist}}

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| nationality = American

| institutions = University of California, Los Angeles

| field = Economics

| alma_mater = MIT

| doctoral_advisor = Robert M. Solow{{cite thesis|degree= PhD|last=Intriligator|first=Michael D.|date=1963|url= http://library.mit.edu/item/000752341 |title=Essays on productivity and savings|publisher=MIT|oclc=33811859}}

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Michael D. Intriligator (February 5, 1938 – June 23, 2014) was an American economist at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was Professor of Economics, Political Science, and Policy Studies, and co-director of the Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences. In addition, he was a Senior Fellow at the Milken Institute in Santa Monica, a Senior Fellow of the Gorbachev Foundation of North America in Boston, a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Science, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He received his Ph.D. in economics at MIT in 1963{{cite thesis|degree= PhD|last=Intriligator|first=Michael D.|date=1963|title=Essays on productivity and savings|publisher=MIT|oclc=33811859}} and the same year joined the UCLA Department of Economics. He taught courses in economic theory, econometrics, mathematical economics, international relations, and health economics, and received several distinguished teaching awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.econ.ucla.edu/faculty/regular/Intriligator.html|title=UCLA|author=UCLA Economics|work=ucla.edu|access-date=26 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=mike-intriligator&pid=171564452|title=Mike Intriligator|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=29 October 2015}}

His research interests were mathematical economic theory; applications of quantitative economics to strategy and arms control; health economics; and the future of the Russian economy. His most significant academic collaborations were with economists such as Kenneth Arrow, Dagobert Brito,{{cite web|url=http://economics.rice.edu/faculty/dagobert-l-brito|title=Dagobert L. Brito|work=rice.edu|access-date=29 October 2015}} and Zvi Griliches.{{cite web|url=https://ideas.repec.org/e/pin81.html|title=Michael D. Intriligator|work=repec.org|access-date=29 October 2015}} His influential 1971 book, "Mathematical Optimization and Economic Theory" brought previously inaccessible mathematical techniques into the mainstream of the field.

Intriligator is regarded as an important figure in peace economics. He served on the Research Committee of the Institute for Economics and Peace from 2009 until his death, and held leadership roles in Economists for Peace and Security.{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofhumanity.org/#page/news/1061|title=Vision of Humanity|work=visionofhumanity.org|access-date=29 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.epsusa.org/events/1010conf/intriligator_bio.htm|title=A Strategic Policy: Investment, Social Security and Economic Recovery: Michael Intriligator|work=epsusa.org|access-date=29 October 2015}} He served on the United States Institute of Peace International Network for Economics and Conflict.{{cite web|url=http://inec.usip.org/profile/michael-intriligator|title=Michael Intriligator - International Network for Economics and Conflict|work=United States Institute of Peace|access-date=29 October 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712233646/http://inec.usip.org/profile/michael-intriligator|archive-date=12 July 2011}}

Intriligator was co-founder and co-editor of the Handbooks in Economics series{{cite web|url=http://scitechconnect.elsevier.com/memory-michael-d-intriligator-co-founder-co-editor-handbook-econometrics-series/|title=In Memory of Michael D. Intriligator, Editor of Handbook of Econometrics - SciTech Connect|work=elsevier.com|access-date=26 October 2015}} He was active in public policy debates, making many policy recommendations, especially for economic and national security policy.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-d-intriligator/|title=Michael D. Intriligator|work=huffingtonpost.com|access-date=29 October 2015}}

He was married for more than 50 years to Devrie Intriligator, a space physicist. He fathered four sons: Kenneth, James, William, Robert.