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Moses Abramovitz

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Moses Abramovitz · Economics & Business

What

Economist

When

1912, Brooklyn, New York, United States — 2000, Stanford, California, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Moses Abramovitz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Economist

How & why

Moses Abramovitz was an American economist and a founder of the modern study of long-run economic growth, whose work identified the large unexplained 'residual' (later attributed to technical progress) and developed influential ideas on 'catch-up' and convergence between nations. Of American Jewish background, he taught at Stanford and served as president of the American Economic Association. His empirical measurement reshaped growth economics.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Economists