Reuben Gronau (born 1937) is an Israeli
economist
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The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...
, notable for his contributions to
labour economics and
economic sociology
Economic sociology is the study of the social cause and effect of various economic phenomena. The field can be broadly divided into a classical period and a contemporary one, known as "new economic sociology".
The classical period was concerned ...
, in particular the
Gronau model of time allocation and home production.
Gronau received his
Ph.D.
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in 1967 from
Columbia University
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, under supervision of
Jacob Mincer
Jacob Mincer (July 15, 1922 – August 20, 2006), was a father of modern labor economics. He was Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Economics and Social Relations at Columbia University for most of his active life.
Biography
Born in Tomaszów ...
and
Gary Becker
Gary Stanley Becker (; December 2, 1930 – May 3, 2014) was an American economist who received the 1992 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He was a professor of economics and sociology at the University of Chicago, and was a leader of ...
, with a thesis on
transport economics
Transport economics is a branch of economics founded in 1959 by American economist John R. Meyer that deals with the allocation of resources within the transport sector. It has strong links to civil engineering. Transport economics differs from ...
.
References
External links
Profile at Bank of Israel
1937 births
Columbia University alumni
Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni
Israeli economists
Labor economists
Living people
Fellows of the Econometric Society
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American economists