Neil Herman Jacoby (September 19, 1909 – May 31, 1979) was a university professor and public servant and was widely recognized as an expert on matters of taxation, finance, economic policy, and business-government relationships.

Early life

He was born in Dundurn,

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, and received his B.A. in 1930 from the

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. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1937 and received his Ph.D. from the

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in 1938.

Career

Jacoby then served as a professor and administrator at the

from 1938 to 1948. In 1940 he joined the research staff at the National Bureau for Economic Research, and in 1942 became a member of the Research Advisory Board of the Committee for Economic Development. In 1948 he returned to academic life by becoming Dean of the University of California Graduate School of Business Administration. He worked as a consultant for the Rand Corporation from 1951 to 1961. During this time he also served as a member of President

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’s Council of Economic Advisers (1953–1955), and as a U.S. Representative to the U.S. Economic and Social Council (1957).

Bibliography

Books *''Retail Sales Taxation; Relation to Business and Consumers, and Administrative Problems'', Commerce Clearing House, Inc., New York (1938) *''Accounts Receivable Financing'', (with Raymond J. Saulnier) National Bureau of Economic Research (1943) *''Financing Inventory on Field Warehouse Receipts'', (with Raymond J. Saulnier), National Bureau of Economic Research, New York (1944), republished 2012 *''Business Finance and Banking'', (with Raymond J. Saulnier) National Bureau of Economic Research New York, (1947) republished 2007 *''Can Prosperity Be Sustained?'' Henry Holt & Company (1956) *''U.S. Aid to Taiwan, A Study of Foreign Aid, Self-Help, and Development'', Frederick A. Praeger New York (1966) *''European Economics—East and West: Convergence of Five European Countries and the United States'', (with James E. Howell), World Publishing Company, Cleveland (1967) *''The Polluters: Industry or Government?'' (with F.G. Pennance), Institute of Economic Affairs (1972) *''Corporate Power and Social Responsibility: A Blueprint for the Future'', MacMillan Publishing Company, New York (1973) *''Multinational Oil: A Study in Industrial Dynamics (Studies in the Modern Corporation)'', Macmillan Publishers Limited (1974) *''Bribery and Extortion in World Business'', (with Peter Nehemkis and Richard Eells), MacMillan Publishing Company, New York (1977) *''Bank Deposits and Legal Reserve Requirements'', (with Frank E. Norton) Literary Licensing, LLC, United States (2013)

References

External links

Papers of Neil H. Jacoby, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
Academic staff of the University of Saskatchewan Businesspeople from Saskatchewan 1909 births 1979 deaths 20th-century Canadian economists United States Council of Economic Advisers Presidents of the American Finance Association {{Canada-academic-bio-stub