Lerner, Abba Ptachya, 1903-

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Lerner was an economist and professor at the University of California.

From the description of Abba Ptachya Lerner papers. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 26872460

Economist and educator. Died 1982.

From the description of Abba Ptachya Lerner papers, 1929-1986 (bulk 1939-1982). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982905

Economist and educator; d. 1982.

From the description of Papers, 1929-1986 (bulk 1939-1982). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31605170

Biographical Note

  • 1903: Born, Bessarabia, Russia
  • 1929: Married Alice Sendak (divorced)
  • 1932: University of London University of London Saint Thomas University Donnellon Hall Shandong University Academic Ce Elizabeth City State University - McLendon Hall University College London Sports Ground Universitas Terbuka (UT) Indonesia Open University Condon Hall - University of Oregon London, England London City of London City of London B.Sc. in economics, University of London, London, England
  • 1935 - 1939 : Instructor, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, London, England
  • 1940 - 1942 : Assistant professor, University of Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.
  • 1942 - 1947 : Professor, New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y.
  • 1943: Ph.D. in economics, University of London, London, England
  • 1944: Published Economics of Control (New York: Macmillan Co. 428 pp.)
  • 1947 - 1959 : Professor, Roosevelt University, Chicago, Ill.
  • 1949: United States United States Became a naturalized citizen of the United States Consultant to RAND Corp.
  • 1950 - 1951 : Member of Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva, Switzerland
  • 1951: Published Economics of Employment (New York: McGraw-Hill. 397 pp.)
  • 1953: Published Essays in Economic Analysis (London: Macmillan Co. 394 pp.)
  • 1953 - 1955 : Economic adviser to Israel
  • 1955 - 1956 : Adviser, treasury of Israel and Bank of Israel
  • 1958 - 1959 : Member, Institute for Mediterranean Affairs, New York, N.Y.
  • 1959 - 1965 : Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.
  • 1960: Married Daliah Goldfarb
  • 1962: Published Everybody's Business (East Lansing: Michigan State University Press. 134 pp.)
  • 1965 - 1971 : Professor, University of California, Berkeley, Calif.
  • 1971 - 1978 : Distinguished professor of economics, Queens College of the City University of New York, New York, N.Y.
  • 1972: Published Flation: Not Inflation of Prices, Not Deflation of Jobs; What You Always Wanted to Know About Inflation, Depression, and the Dollar (New York: Quadrangle Books. 184 pp.)
  • 1975: Published with Haim Ben-Shahar The Economics of Efficiency and Growth: Lessons from Israel and the West Bank (Cambridge: Ballinger Pub. Co. 187 pp.)
  • 1978 - 1982 : Professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla.
  • 1980: Published with David C. Colander MAP--A Market Anti-Inflation Plan (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 128 pp.)
  • 1982, Oct. 27: Died, Tallahassee, Fla.

From the guide to the Abba Ptachya Lerner Papers, 1929-1986, (bulk 1939-1982), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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creatorOf Lerner, Abba Ptachya, 1903-. Abba Ptachya Lerner papers. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Leon Trotsky exile papers, 1929-1940. Houghton Library
referencedIn Jerome New Frank papers, 1918-1972 (bulk 1929-1957) Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars. Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars records. 1927-1949. New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Abba Ptachya Lerner Papers, 1929-1986, (bulk 1939-1982) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Jerome New Frank papers, 1918-1972 (bulk 1929-1957) Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Lerner, Abba Ptachya, 1903-. Papers, 1929-1986 (bulk 1939-1982). Library of Congress
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correspondedWith Ben-Shahar, Haim person
correspondedWith Buell, Raymond Leslie, 1896-1946 person
correspondedWith Burns, Arthur Edward, 1908-1986 person
correspondedWith Colander, David C. person
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correspondedWith Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 person
associatedWith Frank, Jerome, 1889-1957. person
correspondedWith Friedman, Milton, 1912-2006 person
correspondedWith Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006 person
correspondedWith Kahn, Alfred E. (Alfred Edward) person
correspondedWith Khomeini, Ruhollah person
associatedWith Lerner, Daliah Goldfarb. person
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correspondedWith Proxmire, William person
associatedWith Rand Corporation. corporateBody
correspondedWith Rivlin, Alice M. person
correspondedWith Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1953 person
correspondedWith Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940 person
associatedWith University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Economics. corporateBody
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