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Jacob Mincer
American economist (1922-2006) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 84
Jacob Mincer was a Polish-American economist, widely regarded as the father of modern labor economics. He was the Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Economics and Social Relations at Columbia University for most of his active life.
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2006Died20 August 20062002IZA Prize in Labor EconomicsAward1972Fellow of the Econometric SocietyAward1967Fellow of the American Statistical AssociationAward1922Born15 July 1922
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Status
Deceased
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Lived 1922 to 2006 · aged 84
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Richard Layard, Baron LayardBoth received IZA Prize in Labor Economics
Alan B. KruegerBoth received IZA Prize in Labor Economics
Edward LazearBoth received IZA Prize in Labor Economics
David CardBoth received IZA Prize in Labor Economics
Richard BlundellBoth received IZA Prize in Labor Economics
Richard Layard, Baron LayardBoth received IZA Prize in Labor EconomicsAlan B. KruegerBoth received IZA Prize in Labor EconomicsEdward LazearBoth received IZA Prize in Labor EconomicsDavid CardBoth received IZA Prize in Labor EconomicsRichard BlundellBoth received IZA Prize in Labor Economics