Elisha Pazner

Elisha Aryeh Pazner (Hebrew: אלישע פזנר; April 16, 1941 – March 28, 1979) was an Israeli economic- and game theorist^[1] with important contributions in the theory of welfare economics and fair division. He was a member of the Department of Economics at Tel-Aviv University from 1971 until his death. During this time he spent over two years as a visiting professor at Northwestern University.

Elisha Pazner
אלישע פזנר
Born	(1941-04-16)April 16, 1941 Geneva, Switzerland
Died	March 28, 1979(1979-03-28) (aged 37) Jerusalem, Israel
Known for	Egalitarian equivalence
Academic work
Discipline	Economics
Institutions	Tel Aviv University Northwestern University

He received ^[2] his B.A., Economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1966), and his M.A. and PhD from Harvard University (1969 and 1971 respectively). His Dissertation, "Optimal Resource Allocation and Distribution: The Role of the Public Sector", was under the direction of Richard Musgrave and Stephen Marglin.