Irston Roberts Barnes

Background

Barnes, Irston Roberts was born on February 14, 1904 in New Haven. Son of Niar and Mabel Jane (Roberts) Barnes.

Education

Bachelor of Philosophy, Yale, 1926; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Yale, 1928.

Career

Faculty, Yale, 1928-1941; assistant professor political economy, Yale, 1932-1941; fellow, Pierson College, 1935-1941; consultant economist antitrust division, Department Justice, 1941-1944; director economics bureau, Civil Aeronautics Board, 1944-1945; economics adviser to board, Civil Aeronautics Board, 1945-1948; economist, Federal Trade Commission, 1948-1952, 54-60; chief division economics evidence, Federal Trade Commission, 1952-1954; professorial lecturer, George Washington University, 1954-1955; visiting lecturer, Columbia Graduate School Business, 1949-1950; professor political economy, Columbia Graduate School Business, 1960-1963; economics consultant antitrust and government regulation, 1960-1981.

Achievements

• Irston Roberts Barnes has been listed as a noteworthy Economist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The economics of public utility regulation
  • Cases on Public Utility Regulation

Membership

Member American Economic Association, American Ornithologists Union, Audubon Society Central Atlantic States (president 1946-1961, chairman board 1961-1968), Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Graduates (New Haven). Cosmos (Washington); Yale (New York City).

Connections

Married Lidorra Holt Putney, June 30, 1936 (deceased March 1983). 1 son, Chaplin Bradford.

Father:

Niar Barnes

Mother:

Mabel Jane (Roberts) Barnes

Spouse:

Lidorra Holt Putney