Anna Schwartz
American economist (1915–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anna Jacobson Schwartz (pronounced /ʃwɔːrts/; November 11, 1915 – June 21, 2012) was an American economist who worked at the National Bureau of Economic Research in New York City and a writer for The New York Times. Paul Krugman has said that Schwartz is "one of the world's greatest monetary scholars."[1]
Anna Schwartz | |
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Born | Anna Jacobson (1915-11-11)November 11, 1915 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | June 21, 2012(2012-06-21) (aged 96) Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Spouse(s) | Isaac Schwartz (1936–1999; his death) 4 children |
Academic career | |
Institution | National Bureau of Economic Research |
Field | Monetary economics |
School or tradition | Chicago school of economics |
Alma mater | Barnard College Columbia University |
Influences | Milton Friedman |
Contributions | Analysis of money Analysis of banking |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Schwartz collaborated with Nobel laureate Milton Friedman on A Monetary History of the United States, 1867–1960, which was published in 1963.[2][3] This book placed the blame for the Great Depression at the door of the Federal Reserve System.[4] Robert J. Shiller describes the book as the "most influential account" of the Great Depression.[5] She was also president of the Western Economic Association International in 1988.[6]
Schwartz was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2013.[7]