Mordecai Joseph Brill EZEKIEL

Background

EZEKIEL, Mordecai Joseph Brill was born in 1899 in Richmond, Virginia, United States of America.

Education

Bachelor of Science University Maryland, 1918. Master of Science University Minnesota, 1924. Doctor of Philosophy

Robert Brookings Graduate School Economics and Government, Washington, 1926.

Career

After a prewar career in statistics and agricultural economics — a pioneer in curvilinear multiple correlation, one of the drafters of Roosevelt’s Agriculture Adjustment Act, and a prominent figure in the debate over methods of farm relief during the Great Depression — he turned after the war to development economics. His fame in economics, however, rests on a single article, which explored the so-called Cobweb Theorem. State Assistant, United States Department Agriculture, 1922-1930.

Assistant Chief Economics, Federal Farm Board, 1930-1933. Economics Adviser, United States Secretary Agriculture, 1933-1944, United States Department Agriculture, 1944-1946. Assistant to Executive Vice-Chairman, United States War Production Board, 1942-1943.

Economics, Deputy Director Economics Division, Head Economics Division, Assistant Director General, Food and Agricultural Organisation, United Nations, 1947-1950, 1951-1958, 1959-1960, 1961-1962. Chief, United Nations Division, Agency Intematational Development, United States Department State, 1962-1967. Economics Consultant, 1967-1974.

Works

• book

  • Methods of Correlation and Regression Analysis

• Other Work

  • Use of Agricultural Surplus to Finance Economic Development in Underdeveloped Countries — A Pilot Study in India, 1955.Co-author and editor: Toward World Prosperity, 1947. Contributor articles to journals.

Connections

Father:

Jacob Levy Ezekiel

Mother:

Rachel (Brill) Ezekiel

Spouse:

Lucille Finsterwald

child:

David Finsterwald Ezekiel

child:

Jonathan Ezekiel

child:

Margaret Ezekiel