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mccloskey in 2014 1970 donald nansen mccloskey ann arbor , michigan economic steel , 1870-1913 maturity and entrepreneurial decline : british iron and 11 september 1942 http://hollis.harvard.edu/?itemid=&amp;#124;library/m/aleph&amp;#124;003882993 economic history of britain deirdre mccloskey -lrb- 15579711609 -rrb- . jpg deirdre mccloskey
 deirdre mccloskey harvard university
deirdre mccloskey

deirdre n. mccloskey -lrb- born donald mccloskey , september 11 , 1942 , ann arbor , michigan -rrb- is an american professor who is a distinguished professor of economics , history , english , and communication at the university of illinois at chicago -lrb- uic -rrb- .
she is also adjunct professor of philosophy and classics there , and for five years was a visiting professor of philosophy at erasmus university , rotterdam .
since october 2007 she has received six honorary doctorates .
in 2013 , she received the julian l. simon memorial award from the competitive enterprise institute for her work examining factors in history that led to advancement in human achievement and prosperity .
her main research interests include the origins of the modern world , the misuse of statistical significance in economics and other sciences , and the study of capitalism , among many others .
