Richard Musgrave (economist)

Richard Musgrave
Born(1910-12-14)December 14, 1910
DiedJanuary 15, 2007(2007-01-15) (aged 96)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
Scientific career
FieldsEconomics
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan, UC Santa Cruz
Doctoral advisorAlvin Hansen

Richard Abel Musgrave (December 14, 1910 – January 15, 2007) was an American economist of German heritage. His most cited work is The Theory of Public Finance (1959), described as "the first English-language treatise in the field," and "a major contribution to public finance thought."