Background
Bach, George Leland was born on April 28, 1915 in Victor, Iowa, United States. Son of James Everett and Ethel (Sies) Bach.
(This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of th...)
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0318799634/?tag=2022091-20
Bach, George Leland was born on April 28, 1915 in Victor, Iowa, United States. Son of James Everett and Ethel (Sies) Bach.
Bachelor of Arts, Grinnell College, 1936; Doctor of Laws, Grinnell College, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1940; Doctor of Laws, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1967.
Instructor, Iowa State College, 1939-1941;
special assistant and senior economist, Board governments Federal Reserve System, 1941-1944;
principal economist, unites states department Commerce, 1946;
professor, head department economics, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1946-1962;
dean, Graduate School Industrial Administration, 1949-1962;
Maurice Falk professor economics, Graduate School Industrial Administration, 1962-1966;
Ford research professor, Stanford University, 1963-1964;
Frank Buck professor economics, Stanford University, 1966-1983;
professor economics emeritus, Stanford University, 1983-1994. Chairman of the Board Pittsburgh branch Federal Reserve Bank Cleveland, 1961-1966. Consultant Commision on Organisation of Executive Branch Government, United States Treasury and.
Board of Governors Federal Reserve System., Ford Foundation.
(From the preface: "This book's goal is to help students a...)
(This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of th...)
(An insightful and broad informational text on economics. ...)
Early analysis of Federal Reserve policy-making. Early empirical analysis of differential impact of inflation on different income groups, stressing combined interaction of economic, political and social forces;
effects of ‘tight money’ policy. Earliest attempt to measure the effectiveness of different approaches to teaching economics, with new tests of economic understanding.
New approaches to teaching elementary economics at colleges and pre-college levels.
Vice chairman trustees Joint Council on Economics Education. Board directors National Bureau Economics Research. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Economics Association (Executive Committee 1959-1962, Chairman of Commission on economics education 1966-1979), National Task Force Economics Education (chairman), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Ruth Bartoo, September 7, 1939. Children: Christopher Leland, Barbara Kathleen, Susan Louise, Timothy Lee.