Morris A. Adelman

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Morris Albert Adelman (born May 31, 1917 in New York City , † May 8, 2014 ) was an American economist who was particularly known for his research on the global oil market.

Life

Adelman studied at the City College of New York until 1938 . In 1948 he received his PhD from Harvard University . He was then appointed to the MIT Department of Economics. After his retirement he remained connected to the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research .

In 1956 Adelman was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

Together with Peter Odell and Arlon Tussing , he contradicted the thesis of an imminent peak oil that was popular in the 1970s (before the discovery of North Sea oil) .

Works

  • The World Petroleum Market , 1972, Hopkins University Press

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095350924
  2. ↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?pid=170958899
  3. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellynch/2014/05/09/morris-a-adelman-petroleum-economist-has-passed-away/
  4. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter A. (PDF; 945 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
  5. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellynch/2016/01/24/arlon-tussing-iconoclastic-energy-economist-has-passed-away/
personal data
SURNAME Adelman, Morris A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Adelman, Morris Albert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American economist
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH May 8, 2014