Sherwin Rosen
Encyclopedia
Sherwin Rosen was an American
labor economist
. He had ties with many American universities and academic institutions including the University of Chicago
, the University of Rochester
, Stanford University
and its Hoover Institution
. At the time of his death, Rosen was Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago
and president of the American Economic Association
.
Rosen received his B.S. in economics from Purdue University
in 1960, his A.M. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago
in 1962 and 1966 respectively.
He was chair of the Economics department at the University of Chicago
and colleague to an impressive range of celebrated economists including friend Gary S. Becker. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences
in 1997.
Rosen died at the Bernard Mitchell Hospital on March 17, 2001 at the age of 62.
United States
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labor economist
Economist
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. He had ties with many American universities and academic institutions including the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, the University of Rochester
University of Rochester
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, Stanford University
Stanford University
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and its Hoover Institution
Hoover Institution
The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is a public policy think tank and library founded in 1919 by then future U.S. president, Herbert Hoover, an early alumnus of Stanford....
. At the time of his death, Rosen was Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and president of the American Economic Association
American Economic Association
The American Economic Association, or AEA, is a learned society in the field of economics, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. It publishes one of the most prestigious academic journals in economics: the American Economic Review...
.
Rosen received his B.S. in economics from Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
in 1960, his A.M. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
in 1962 and 1966 respectively.
He was chair of the Economics department at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and colleague to an impressive range of celebrated economists including friend Gary S. Becker. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
in 1997.
Rosen died at the Bernard Mitchell Hospital on March 17, 2001 at the age of 62.
External links
- Obituary posted at the University of Chicago website.
- Lazear, Edward P. (2003). "Sherwin Rosen," Biographical Memoirs, Vol. 83 (National Academies Press, 2003), pp. 176–195. ISBN 030908699X. Online versioni retrieved January 13, 2007.