Background
Berkowitz, Monroe was born on March 9, 1919 in Exeter, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edward and Molly (Kaufman) Berkowitz.
Berkowitz, Monroe was born on March 9, 1919 in Exeter, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edward and Molly (Kaufman) Berkowitz.
AB, Ohio University, 1942. A.M., Columbia University, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1951.
Berkowitz was a leading authority on the economics of disability and rehabilitation in public programs, private disability insurance, and public and private rehabilitation systems in the United States. and other countries. Berkowitz developed the "Ticket to Work" program that was enacted into law in 1999. A graduate of Ohio University (1942), Berkowitz received his Master"s and Doctoral degrees in Economics from Columbia University.
He also served as consultant to numerous government and other agencies including the Social Security Administration, the World Health Organization, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Rehabilitation International.
He has held Fulbright and other fellowships, and worked in England, India, New Zealand, and elsewhere throughout the world. Berkowitz died on November 15, 2009.
(Book by Berkowitz, Monroe)
(Book by Berkowitz, Monroe)
He served as Director of Special Studies, President's Commission on Workers" Compensation, Director of the Rutgers University Bureau of Economic Research, Director of Research at Rehabilitation International, a member of the International Return to Work Group, organizer of the New Jersey Disability Research Consortium of the New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council, and Founding Member of the National Academy of Social Insurance.
Married Shalvo Schwartz, March 6, 1942. 1 son, Edward.