Jacob Mincer (July 15, 1922 – August 21, 2006), was a father of modern labor economics. He was Joseph L. Buttenwiser Professor of Economics and Social Relations at Columbia University for most of his active life.
Born in Tomaszow, Poland, Mincer survived World War II prison camps in Czechoslovakia and Germany as a teenager. After graduating from Emory University in 1950, Mincer received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1957.
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Jacob Mincer (July 15, 1922 – August 21, 2006), was a father of modern labor economics. He was Joseph L. Buttenwiser Professor of Economics and Social Relations at Columbia University for most of his active life.
Born in Tomaszow, Poland, Mincer survived World War II prison camps in Czechoslovakia and Germany as a teenager. After graduating from Emory University in 1950, Mincer received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1957.
Following teaching stints at City College of New York, Hebrew University, Stockholm School of Economics and the University of Chicago, Mincer joined Columbia's faculty where he stayed until his retirement in 1991.
Mincer was also a member of the National Bureau of Economic Research from 1960 through his death.
Mincer died at his Manhattan home on August 21, 2006 due to complications from Parkinson's disease, according to his wife.
Mincer was considered by many to be a father of modern labor economics. As a leading member of a group of economists known as the...
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