Background
Harbison was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania to Ralph and Helen Harbison, where he father was brick manufacturer.
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He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in economics in 1934 from Princeton University, where in 1940 he also obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in the thesis on Labor Relations in the Iron and Steel Industry.
Career
He was known from his study on "Management in the industrial world," published in 1959 and his work on labor and management. In World World War II Harbison served in the Office of Production Management, at the War Labor Board, at the Petroleum Administration for War, and at the Army Service Forces. In 1945 he started his academic career as Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago.
In 1955 he moved to Princeton University, where he was Professor of Economics and International Affairs, until 1976.
Membership
He served as Members of the Organization of American States Task Force on Education, Science, and Culture in the John F. Kennedy administration in 1962.
