Jacob Mincer
Jacob Mincer | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 15, 1922 Tomaszów Lubelski, Poland |
| Died | August 20, 2006 (aged 84) New York City, U.S. |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Emory University (BA) Columbia University (PhD) |
| Doctoral advisor | George Stigler Harold Barger |
| Influences | H. Gregg Lewis |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Labour economics |
| School or tradition | Chicago School of Economics |
| Institutions | NBER (1960–2006) Columbia University (1959–91) |
| Doctoral students | Reuben Gronau George Borjas |
| Notable ideas | Idea of human capital Labour economics |
| Awards | IZA Prize in Labor Economics (2002) |
Jacob Mincer (July 15, 1922 – August 20, 2006) was a Polish-American economist, widely regarded as the father of modern labor economics. He was the Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Economics and Social Relations at Columbia University for most of his active life.