John Smith Fraser

John Maynard Smith.

John Maynard Smith was one of the most original thinkers in evolutionary biology of the post neo-Darwinian synthesis age. He was able to define new problems with clarity and by doing so open up new research directions. He did this in a number of areas including game theory and evolution, the evolution of sex, animal behavior, evolutionary transitions and molecular evolution. Although he is best...

John Maynard Smith (1920–2004)

John Maynard Smith, who died of lung cancer last month at the age of 84, was one of the most influential evolutionary biologists of his generation. He grew up in rural Somerset and was educated at Eton College. There he was stimulated by the writings of J.B.S. Haldane, a life-long influence. As he explained in the introduction to his collection of Haldane’s writings On Being the Right Size, “I ...

Analysis of Object Taken from Patient John Smith

Evolution. Retrospective: in memory of John Maynard Smith (1920-2004).

Monetary Policy Rules: from Adam Smith to John Taylor - Taylor Conference 2007 - FRB Dallas

The views expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City or the Federal Reserve System. (1993a) suggested that the federal funds rate (r) should normatively (with qualifications) and could positively (at least in the previous 5 years) be explained by a simple equation: