[1] He was born in Blanding, Utah,[2] the son of Emery Rulond Hunt (1914–1994)[3] and Minerva Kartchner (b.

Notably, his collaboration with Ralph C. D'Arge led to the publication of "Environmental Pollution, Externalities, and Conventional Economic Wisdom: A Critique" in 1971.

In this work, Hunt delved into the concept of externalities and contextualism, challenging orthodox economic perspectives on environmental issues.

Initially released in 1972, this seminal work, which has gone through multiple editions, including the seventh edition in 2003, provided a comprehensive analysis of the historical development of economic institutions and offered an alternative framework for understanding economic ideologies.

"[2][4] Amazon.com gives Hunt's first name as "Emerson" for the March 1986 paperback edition of Economics: An Introduction to Traditional and Radical Views (ISBN 978-0-06-350353-3).