Background
Reder, Melvin W. was born on May 25, 1919 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Frank and Ann (Liphsitz) Reder.
Reder, Melvin W. was born on May 25, 1919 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Frank and Ann (Liphsitz) Reder.
Bachelor of Arts California-Berkeley, 1939. Postgraduate, University Chicago, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1946.
Instructor Bryn Mawr College, 1942-1943, Brooklyn College, 1943-1945. Assistant professor economics Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1946-1948, University Pennsylvania, 1948-1949. Associate professor Stanford University, 1949-1953, professor, 1953-1971.
Research associate National Bureau Economic Research, 1971. Distinguished professor economics City University of New York Graduate Center, 1971-1974. Isadore Brown and Gladys J. Brown professor urban and labor economics University Chicago Graduate School Business, since 1975.
Visiting professor London School of Economics, 1967.
Married Edna B. Oliker, December 20, 1942. Children– Stephen, Lynne.