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'''Abraham "Abba" Ptachya Lerner''' (also '''Abba Psachia Lerner''';<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34217/page/7043 The London Gazette (8 November 1935)]</ref><ref>[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?uidh=000&rank=1&new=1&so=3&msT=1&gsln=Lerner&gss=genfact&MS_AdvCB=1&MSAV=2&gsfn_x=XO&gsln_x=XO&cp=0&cpxt=0&catBucket=rstp&db=nypl&_82004280=England&noredir=true&geo_a=r&o_iid=62817&o_lid=62817&o_sch=Web+Property New York Passenger Lists]</ref> 28 October 1903 – 27 October 1982) was a Russian-born British [[economist]].
'''Abraham "Abba" Ptachya Lerner''' (also '''Abba Psachia Lerner''';<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34217/page/7043 The London Gazette (8 November 1935)]</ref><ref>[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?uidh=000&rank=1&new=1&so=3&msT=1&gsln=Lerner&gss=genfact&MS_AdvCB=1&MSAV=2&gsfn_x=XO&gsln_x=XO&cp=0&cpxt=0&catBucket=rstp&db=nypl&_82004280=England&noredir=true&geo_a=r&o_iid=62817&o_lid=62817&o_sch=Web+Property New York Passenger Lists]</ref> 28 October 1903 – 27 October 1982) was a Russian-born British [[economist]].


Born in [[Bessarabia]], [[Russian Empire]],<ref>"[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34217/pages/7043/page.pdf Abraham Psachia Lerner, Assistant Lecturer in Economics]", ''The London Gazette'', 8 November 1935.</ref> Lerner grew up in a [[Jewish]] family, which emigrated to Great Britain when Lerner was three years old. Lerner grew up in London's [[East End]] and from age 16 worked as a machinist, a teacher in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] schools, and as an entrepreneur. In 1929, Lerner entered the [[London School of Economics]], where he studied under [[Friedrich Hayek]]. A six-month stay at [[Cambridge]] in 1934–1935 brought him into contact with [[John Maynard Keynes]]. In 1937, Lerner emigrated to the United States. While in the United States, Lerner befriended his intellectual opponents [[Milton Friedman]] and [[Barry Goldwater]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Odekon|first1=Mehmet|title=Booms and Busts: An Encyclopedia of Economic History from the First Stock Market Crash of 1792 to the Current Global Economic Crisis|date=2011|publisher=Sharpe|location=Armonk, NY|isbn=9780765682246}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | first1 = David | last1 = Colander | authorlink1 = David Colander |date=December 1984 | title = Was Keynes a Keynesian or a Lernerian? | journal = Journal of Economic Literature | volume = 22 | pages = 1571–79 | postscript = , argues for the influence of Lerner's interpretation Keynes in "textbook" Keynesianism.}}</ref>
Born in [[Bessarabia]], [[Russian Empire]],<ref>"[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34217/pages/7043/page.pdf Abraham Psachia Lerner, Assistant Lecturer in Economics]", ''The London Gazette'', 8 November 1935.</ref> Lerner grew up in a [[Jewish]] family, which emigrated to Great Britain when Lerner was three years old. Lerner grew up in London's [[East End]] and from age 16 worked as a machinist, a teacher in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] schools, and as an entrepreneur. In 1929, Lerner entered the [[London School of Economics]], where he studied under [[Friedrich Hayek]]. A six-month stay at [[Cambridge]] in 1934–1935 brought him into contact with [[John Maynard Keynes]]. In 1937, Lerner emigrated to the United States.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Odekon|first1=Mehmet|title=Booms and Busts: An Encyclopedia of Economic History from the First Stock Market Crash of 1792 to the Current Global Economic Crisis|date=2011|publisher=Sharpe|location=Armonk, NY|isbn=9780765682246}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | first1 = David | last1 = Colander | authorlink1 = David Colander |date=December 1984 | title = Was Keynes a Keynesian or a Lernerian? | journal = Journal of Economic Literature | volume = 22 | pages = 1571–79 | postscript = , argues for the influence of Lerner's interpretation Keynes in "textbook" Keynesianism.}}</ref>


Lerner never stayed at one institution long, serving on the faculties of nearly a dozen universities and accepting over 20 visiting appointments.<ref name=Cal>{{cite book|last1=Gérard Debreu|last2=B. Hansen|last3=Charles J. Hitch|title=1988, University of California: In Memoriam|date=1988|publisher=University of California Academic Senate|pages=82–84|url=http://texts.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb967nb5k3;NAAN=13030&doc.view=frames&chunk.id=div00031&toc.depth=1&toc.id=&brand=calisphere|accessdate=8 April 2017|author1-link=Gérard Debreu|author3-link=Charles J. Hitch}}</ref> Lerner was 62 when he was given a professorship at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 1965 and left after reaching mandatory retirement age six years later.<ref name=Cal/> During his time there, Lerner criticized the unrest caused by the student [[Free Speech Movement]] as a threat to [[academic freedom]].<ref name=Cal/>
Lerner never stayed at one institution long, serving on the faculties of nearly a dozen universities and accepting over 20 visiting appointments.<ref name=Cal>{{cite book|last1=Gérard Debreu|last2=B. Hansen|last3=Charles J. Hitch|title=1988, University of California: In Memoriam|date=1988|publisher=University of California Academic Senate|pages=82–84|url=http://texts.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb967nb5k3;NAAN=13030&doc.view=frames&chunk.id=div00031&toc.depth=1&toc.id=&brand=calisphere|accessdate=8 April 2017|author1-link=Gérard Debreu|author3-link=Charles J. Hitch}}</ref> Lerner was 62 when he was given a professorship at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 1965 and left after reaching mandatory retirement age six years later.<ref name=Cal/> During his time there, Lerner criticized the unrest caused by the student [[Free Speech Movement]] as a threat to [[academic freedom]].<ref name=Cal/>

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Abba P. Lerner
Born(1903-10-28)28 October 1903
Died27 October 1982(1982-10-27) (aged 78)
NationalityMoldovan-British-American
Academic career
FieldEconomics
School or
tradition
Post-Keynesian economics
Alma materLondon School of Economics
InfluencesFriedrich Hayek, John Maynard Keynes, Paul Samuelson, Oskar R. Lange

Abraham "Abba" Ptachya Lerner (also Abba Psachia Lerner;[1][2] 28 October 1903 – 27 October 1982) was a Russian-born British economist.

Born in Bessarabia, Russian Empire,[3] Lerner grew up in a Jewish family, which emigrated to Great Britain when Lerner was three years old. Lerner grew up in London's East End and from age 16 worked as a machinist, a teacher in Hebrew schools, and as an entrepreneur. In 1929, Lerner entered the London School of Economics, where he studied under Friedrich Hayek. A six-month stay at Cambridge in 1934–1935 brought him into contact with John Maynard Keynes. In 1937, Lerner emigrated to the United States.[4][5]

Lerner never stayed at one institution long, serving on the faculties of nearly a dozen universities and accepting over 20 visiting appointments.[6] Lerner was 62 when he was given a professorship at the University of California, Berkeley in 1965 and left after reaching mandatory retirement age six years later.[6] During his time there, Lerner criticized the unrest caused by the student Free Speech Movement as a threat to academic freedom.[6]

Although Lerner never received the Sveriges Riksbank's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, he has been recognized as one of the greatest economists of his era.[7] Fundamental economic "concepts, theorems and rules" were derived and/or furthered by Lerner's work throughout his academic career.

Activities

Personal life

Lerner married Alice Sendak in 1930. In 1932, they had twin children Marion and Lionel. At some point, their marriage ended and Lerner ended up remarrying to Daliah Goldfarb at the age of 57.

References

  1. ^ The London Gazette (8 November 1935)
  2. ^ New York Passenger Lists
  3. ^ "Abraham Psachia Lerner, Assistant Lecturer in Economics", The London Gazette, 8 November 1935.
  4. ^ Odekon, Mehmet (2011). Booms and Busts: An Encyclopedia of Economic History from the First Stock Market Crash of 1792 to the Current Global Economic Crisis. Armonk, NY: Sharpe. ISBN 9780765682246.
  5. ^ Colander, David (December 1984), "Was Keynes a Keynesian or a Lernerian?", Journal of Economic Literature, 22: 1571–79, argues for the influence of Lerner's interpretation Keynes in "textbook" Keynesianism.{{citation}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  6. ^ a b c Gérard Debreu; B. Hansen; Charles J. Hitch (1988). 1988, University of California: In Memoriam. University of California Academic Senate. pp. 82–84. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  7. ^ Scitovsky, Tibor (1984). "Lerner's Contribution to Economics". Journal of Economic Literature. 22 (4): 1547–1571. JSTOR 2725381.
  8. ^ Abba P. Lerner, 1938. "Theory and Practice in Socialist Economics". Review of Economic Studies, 6(1), pp. 71–75.
       • _____, 1934. "Economic Theory and Socialist Economy," Review of Economic Studies, 2(1), pp. 51–61.
       • _____, 1936. "A Note on Socialist Economics", Review of Economic Studies, 4(1), pp. 72–76.
       • _____, 1937. "Statics and Dynamics in Socialist Economics," Economic Journal, 47(186), pp. 253–270.
       • _____, 1944, The Economics of Control, Macmillan. (J.E. Meade article book-review extract.)
  9. ^ Tadeusz Kowalik (2008), "Lange, Oskar Ryszard (1904–1965)," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.
  10. ^ Tibor Scitovsky, ([1987] 2008). "Lerner, Abba Ptachya (1905–1982)," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Preview link.
  11. ^ Raaj Kumar Sah and Joseph E. Stiglitz, 1985. "Human Fallibility and Economic Organization", American Economic Review, 75(2), pp. 292–297.
  12. ^ Who framed 'social dividend'?, by Van Tier, Walter. March 2002. USBIG Conference, CUNY.
  13. ^ "What eventually became known as textbook Keynesian policies were in many ways Lerner's interpretations of Keynes's policies, especially those expounded in The Economics of Control (1944) and later in The Economics of Employment (1951)...Textbook expositions of Keynesian policy naturally gravitated to the black and white 'Lernerian' policy of Functional Finance rather than the grayer Keynesian policies. Thus, the vision that monetary and fiscal policy should be used as a balance wheel, which forms a key element in the textbook policy revolution, deserves to be called Lernerian rather than Keynesian." (Colander 1984, p. 1573)
  14. ^ Abba P. Lerner, 1936. "The Symmetry Between Import and Export Taxes", Economica, N.S., 3(11), pp. 306–313.
  15. ^ Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Arvind Panagariya, and T. N. Srinivasan, 1998 Lectures on International Trade, 2nd Edition, MIT Press. Description and ch. 12, sect. 12–6, Lerner Symmetry Theorem, scrollable preview, pp. 215–19.
  16. ^ Abba P. Lerner, 1934. "The Concept of Monopoly and the Measurement of Monopoly Power," Review of Economic Studies, 1(3), pp. 157–175.
  17. ^ • Abba P. Lerner, 1944, The Economics of Control, Macmillan.
       • _____, 1952. "Factor Prices and International Trade," Economica, N.S., 19(73), pp. 1–15.
  18. ^ • Abba P. Lerner, 1944, The Economics of Control, Macmillan, ch. 3.
       • _____, 1978. "Utilitarian Marginalism (Nozick, Rawls, Justice, and Welfare)," Eastern Economic Journal, 4(1), pp. 51–65.
  19. ^ Abba P. Lerner, 1943. "Functional Finance and the Federal Debt," Social Research, 10(1), pp. 38–51.
  20. ^ Abba P. Lerner, 1951, Economics of Employment, ch. 14. McGraw-Hill. Review extract.
  21. ^ Abba P. Lerner, 1952. "Factor Prices and International Trade," Economica, N.S., 19(73), pp. 1–15.
  22. ^ Murray C. Kemp, 2008. International Trade Theory: A Critical Review, Routledge, pp. xiv–xvii. Description.