Sherwin Rosen
| Chicago School of Economics | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 29, 1938 |
| Died | March 17, 2001 (aged 62) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Institution | University of Chicago |
| Field | Labor economics |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago Purdue University |
| Influenced | Xavier Gabaix |
| Information at IDEAS/RePEc | |
Sherwin Rosen (September 29, 1938 – March 17, 2001) 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] Selected works
- "Potato Paradoxes", Journal of Political Economy 107 (6, pt. 2): S294–313, 1999, doi:10.1086/250112
- "The Economics of Superstars", American Economic Review 71 (5): 845–858, 1981
[edit] 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.
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