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Economics

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on economics as a branch of learning. This heading may be divided geographically for works on this branch of learning in a specific place. Works on the economic conditions of particular countries, regions, cities, etc., are entered under the name of the place subdivided by Economic conditions.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Adelstein, Richard, January 11, 2021

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Abstract In this interview Richard Adelstein reflects on his scholarly journey to Wesleyan; he describes struggles through MIT and his involvement with the newly formed Upward Bound science and math program. He worked as a teacher in prisons, earned his PhD in Economics and Law from Penn, and then applied to an associate professor position in the Wesleyan Economics Department, and has also engaged in volunteer legal work as a commitment lawyer. Adelstein discusses his appreciation for Wesleyan’s...
Dates: January 11, 2021

Barber, William (session 1), December 13, 2013

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Scope and Contents In this first interview of three, William Barber discusses topics including: childhood in Depression-era Kansas; attending Harvard on scholarship; time as a soldier in WWII; attending Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar; work as Assistant Professor at Kansas State; work in Washington D.C. as an economic analyst; futher studies at Oxford (PhD); marriage to wife Sheila; working in the Economics Department at Wesleyan; work as Chairman of College of Social Studies; specialization in the History of...
Dates: December 13, 2013

Burton C. Hallowell papers

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Identifier: 1000-384
Abstract Burton C. Hallowell received his undergraduate and masters degrees from Wesleyan, ('36 and '38). He served in the Army during WWII where he rose to the rank of Captain. After the war he was hired as full professor in the Economics department at Wesleyan beginning in 1946. He received his PhD in Economics from Princeton in 1949. Hallowell eventually became head of the Economics department at Wesleyan, then Vice-president of the University in 1961 and Executive VP a few years later. He left...
Dates: 1961-1967

Stanley Lebergott papers

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Identifier: 1000-200
Abstract

Papers belonging to and created by Stanley Lebergott.

Dates: dates unknown

Wesleyan University Economics Department records

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Identifier: 1000-075
Abstract

Records from the Economic Department containing primarly course information and restricted departmental files.

Dates: 1958-1991

Yohe, Gary, September 16, 2022

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Scope and Contents In this interview, Gary Yohe narrates how he ended up working in the field of economics at Wesleyan. He describes his indecision between majors early on in college; his eventual decision to major in math; his realization that he needed to move on from math to economics; and how these many interests have helped him develop an interdisciplinary vocabulary. He discusses his unorthodox path in learning economics; expresses gratitude for his professors (future Nobel Laureates) who made him go...
Dates: September 16, 2022