Background
Levine, Herbert Samuel was born on December 12, 1928 in New York City. Son of Hyman and Bertha (Shalit) Levine.
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Levine, Herbert Samuel was born on December 12, 1928 in New York City. Son of Hyman and Bertha (Shalit) Levine.
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Harvard University, 1950. Master of Arts in Russian Studies, Harvard University, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Harvard University, 1961.
Teaching fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, l956-57;
associate Russian Research Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, l956-60;
assistant professor, associate professor economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, l960-69;
professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, l969-;
chairman graduate group in economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, l970-73;
member Executive Committee Center for Soviet and East European Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1985-1994;
member international studies graduate group Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, l985-94;
co-director Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, l987-94. Consultant Research and Development Corporation, 1957, World Bank, since 1992. Visiting assistant professor PrincetonU., l962.
Visiting lecturer economics, research fellow Russian Research Center, Harvard University, l963-64. Visiting associate professor Columbia University, l965, 66, visiting research fellow, l973-74. Visiting professor University of California, Berkeley, l966, London School Economics, l968-69.
Visiting scholar World Bank, 1993. Chairman, Board Of Directors PlanEcon, Inc., l985-. Senior research consultant Socially Responsible Investment International, l973-82.
Trustee National Council for Soviet and East European Research, l977-89, member Executive Committee, l977-89, chairman of the board of trustees, l980-84. Numerous others, vice president, president elect American Association for Advancement of Slavic Studies, 1989-1990, president, 1991. Commissioner International Baltic Economics Commission Hundson Institute, 1991-1993.
Member foreign experts committee Russian Science Foundation, since 1994.
Member Association for Study Soviet-Type Economies (executive secretary l96l-67), Association for Comparative Economics (executive committee l970-73), American Economic Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Helene Jaffe, January 25, l953. Children: Jonathan (deceased 1986), Jan, Judith.