Price V. Fishback (born c. 1955) is an economic historian. He is a professor of economics at the

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and a research associate at the

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. His research on American economic history has included employment and labor in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries especially in the

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, and government programs of the New Deal. His work has been recognised by the

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via their awarding him a ''Clio Can'' in recognition of his "exceptional support of

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". Prior to arriving to the University of Arizona, Fishback was an Assistant and later Associate Professor at the

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Education

Fishback received a B.A. with honors in Mathematics and Economics from

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in 1977. He then received his M.A. and Ph.D. from the

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in 1979 and 1983, respectively. His Ph.D. Thesis was entitled "Employment Conditions of Blacks in the Coal Industry, 1900-1930." His advisor was Robert Higgs.

Selected publications

* * * ''Well Worth Saving: How the New Deal Safeguarded Home Ownership'', with Jonathan Rose and Kenneth Snowden. 2013. Chicago, IL:

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. * "The Newest on the New Deal" '' Essays in Economic & Business History'' 36(1) (2018) covers distribution and impact of spending and lending programs
online

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fishback, Price V. 1950s births Living people Economic historians Presidents of the Economic History Association