Szenberg, Michael

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SZENBERG, Michael

SZENBERG, Michael. American (born Poland), b. 1934. Genres: Economics. Career: Long Island University, Long Island, NY, professor of economics and finance, 1965-83; Lecture Bureau of Economics, founder and director, 1972-80; American Economist (magazine), editor-in-chief, 1974-; U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, consultant and director of research project, 1974-77; Pace University, Lubin Graduate School of Business, New York, NY, chair and distinguished professor of economics, 1983-, director of Center for Applied Research, 1993-. Cambridge University Press, consultant on the Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, 1991-92, editor for economics categories for Cambridge University Encyclopedia, 1992-94. New York University, summers, visiting professor of economics, 1977-79; Abrasco Technological Services Inc., president, 1979-; convenor of Editors of Economics Journals affiliated with the American Economics Association, 1984-; consultant to governmental agencies and private companies. Publications: Economics of the Israeli Diamond Industry, 1973; (with others) The Welfare Effects of Trade Restrictions, 1977. EDITOR: Essays in Economics: The John Commons Memorial Lectures, 1986; Eminent Economists: Their Life Philosophies, 1992; Craft and Passion: Economists at Work, 1998. Contributor to periodicals. Address: Lubin Graduate School of Business, Pace University, New York, NY 10038, U.S.A. Online address: mszenberg@pace.edu

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