James P. Quirk


James Patrick Quirk was a Caltech Professor of Economics.
Quirk obtained a degree in civil engineering from Marquette University in 1944, and then a BBA, MA and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. Between 1944 and 1946 he served in the U.S. Navy. He taught at St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas, then woked as an economist for the US government (Bureau of the Census, Washington D.C. 1951-52, U. S. Dept. of Commerce 1952-53. After working as an economist for Pillsbury Co.Mand for Northwestern Bell, both in Minneapolis, he taught at Purdue University 1958-1965. In 1966 he became Professor of Economics at the University of Kansas. Between 1971 and 1987 he was Professor of Economics at Caltech, in addition to being a visiting professor at the University of Wyoming, Montana State University and University of Mississippi. He continued to teach part-time after retirement, and was a consultant, at various times to the California Hospital Association, the World Hockey Association, the Alan Cranston senatorial campaign, the U. S. Department of Justice, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and others.
He also had a love for jazz and played the cornet with several different jazz bands, Cornet player with Salty Dogs Jazz Band, “On the River”, CUCA Records, 1967 and leader and cornet player, Dungeness Traditional Jazz Band, Sequim WA, 2002-2013.

Books

He was the author of several books:
He is the author of several papers:
According to Google Scholar, his most cited article, JP Quirk, R Saposnik "Admissibility and measurable utility functions"
The Review of Economic Studies 29.2 : 140-146., has received 529 citations.