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Irma Adelman
Who
Irma Adelman · Economics & Business
What
Economist
When
1930, Cernăuți, Romania (now Chernivtsi, Ukraine) — 2017, Berkeley, California, United States
Where
Romania · United States
Biography
Irma Adelman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Economist
How & why
Irma Adelman was a Romanian-born American economist and pioneer of development economics whose work stressed institutions, income distribution and human welfare over growth alone, challenging simple GDP-centered models. Born into a Jewish family, she fled Europe and built her career in the United States, notably at UC Berkeley. She was of documented Jewish origin.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Economists
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Economist
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Economists
