Jess Benhabib
Jess Benhabib (born June 9, 1948 in Istanbul ) is a Turkish economist and university professor .
Career, research and teaching
After Benhabib began studying economics in Istanbul, he moved to Columbia University in the United States after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1971 . There he graduated in 1974 as a Master of Philosophy , two years later he completed his Ph.D. -Degree. Subsequently drafted into the military service, he returned to the USA in 1977 and took up a position as an assistant professor at the University of Southern California . In 1980 he moved to New York University as an associate professor , which appointed him full professor in 1983. At the same time he rose to head the economics faculty of the university, the post he held until 1987 and again between 1993 and 1996. In 1991 he took over the Paulette Goddard chair for political economy . Between 1997 and 2000 he was Dean of Social Sciences at New York University.
Benhabib's focus within macroeconomics is the mathematical description of business cycles , economic growth and technological progress, and he has also published and lectured on social conflicts and income distribution. In the field of business theories, he published in particular on the Sunspot theory and the dynamics used to describe business cycles.
Works
The following list shows a selection of books published by Benhabib, and he has also written numerous magazine articles and working papers.
- Social Conflict Growth and Income Distribution , 1991
- Cycles and Chaos in Economic Equilibrium as editor, 1992
- Handbook of Social Economics as editor with Alberto Bisin and Matthew Jackson , 2010
Web links
- Jess Benhabib at New York University
- Jess Benhabib in the IDEAS database
- Literature by and about Jess Benhabib in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benhabib, Jess |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish economist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Istanbul , Turkey |