ments ▁in ▁Australia ▁Category : Sk ys cra per ▁office ▁buildings ▁in ▁Australia ▁Category : Ret ail ▁buildings ▁in ▁Queensland ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 <0x0A> </s> ▁Mark ▁Bla ug ▁F BA ▁( ; ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Dutch - born ▁British ▁econom ist ▁( natural ised ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ), ▁who ▁covered ▁a ▁broad ▁range ▁of ▁topics ▁during ▁his ▁long ▁career . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Ruth ▁Tow se . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁work ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Bla ug ▁received ▁his ▁Ph D ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁George ▁St ig ler . ▁Besides ▁shorter ▁periods ▁in ▁public ▁service ▁and ▁in ▁international ▁organis ations ▁he ▁has ▁held ▁academic ▁appoint ments ▁in ▁– ▁among ▁others ▁– ▁Y ale ▁University , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London , ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ex eter ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Buck ingham . ▁He ▁was ▁visit ing ▁Professor ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁University ▁of ▁Amsterdam ▁and ▁Er as mus ▁University ▁in ▁Rot ter dam , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁co - direct or ▁of ▁CH IME S ▁( Center ▁for ▁History ▁in ▁Management ▁and ▁Econom ics ). ▁ ▁Mark ▁Bla ug ▁made ▁far ▁reaching ▁contributions ▁to ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁topics ▁in ▁economic ▁thought ▁throughout ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁valuable ▁contributions