Bruce Gardner
Bruce Lynn Gardner (born August 31, 1942 in Solon Mills , McHenry County , Illinois , † March 14, 2008 in Baltimore ) was an American agricultural economist . He was a long-time professor at the University of Maryland .
Life
Gardner grew up on a dairy farm in Solon Mills. He studied agricultural economics at the University of Illinois ( Bachelor , 1964) and received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago . He was a professor at North Carolina State University (1968-1975), Texas A&M University (1977-1980), and the University of Maryland (1981-2008). He also worked for the government as an economist: 1975–1977 in the Council of Economic Advisers and 1989–1992 at the USDA .
In February 2008 he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma , which he suffered on March 14th. passed away. He left behind his wife and two children.
job
Gardner's areas of research were agricultural economics, agricultural policy and international agriculture.
Books (selection)
- Bruce Gardner & Gordon Rausser (Eds.): Handbook of Agricultural Economics: 1A . Elsevier Science, 2001. ISBN 0-444-50728-0 .
- Bruce Gardner & Gordon Rausser (Eds.): Handbook of Agricultural Economics: 1B . Elsevier Science, 2001. ISBN 0-444-50729-9 .
- Bruce Gardner: US Agriculture in the Twentieth Century: How it Flourished and What it Cost . Harvard University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-674-01989-X .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gardner, Bruce |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gardner, Bruce Lynn (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American agricultural economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Solon Mills , McHenry County (Illinois) , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 2008 |
| Place of death | Baltimore |