Jerry Green (economist)
American economist
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Jerry Richard Green (born December 15, 1946)[1] is the John Leverett Professor in the University and the David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University. He is known for his research in economic theory, as well as writing the most commonly used microeconomic theory for graduate school with Andreu Mas-Colell and Michael Whinston, Microeconomic Theory.[2]
Jerry Green | |
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| 2nd Provost of Harvard University | |
| In office July 1, 1992 – July 1, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Buck |
| Succeeded by | Albert Carnesale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1946 |
| Alma mater | University of Rochester (AB, MA, PhD) |
| Academic background | |
| Lionel W. McKenzie | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Economics |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Website | |
Education
Green received his bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester in 1967 and his Ph.D. in economics in 1970.[1]
Career
He then joined Harvard's economics faculty, chairing the department from 1984 to 1987.[1] In 1992, then-Harvard president Neil Rudenstine appointed Green to be the university's provost, re-establishing the position after it was abolished after the retirement of Paul Buck in 1953.[3][4] Green resigned as provost in 1994 and was succeeded by Albert Carnesale.[5]
He is a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows and a fellow of the Econometric Society.[6][7] He was elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1994[8] and fellow of the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory in 2012.[9]