Paul Frederick Smith

Background

Smith, Paul Frederick was born on December 21, 1919 in Mansfield, Ohio, United States. Son of Phillip Fred and Myrtle Grace (Robinson) Smith.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago, 1941; A.M., Northwestern University, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, American U., 1955.

Career

Economist Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, 1947-1959; professor finance, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1959-1985; chairman finance Department, University Pennsylvania, 1963-1967, 72-75; vice-dean, director doctoral programs, Wharton School Business, 1976-1985. Associate staff member National Bureau Economics Research, 1960-1970.

Achievements

• Paul Frederick Smith has been listed as a noteworthy economist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Consumer Credit Cost, 1949-1959 (National Bureau of Economic Research Publications)

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  • Money and Financial Intermediation: The Theory and Structure of Financial Systems

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  • Economics of Financial Institutions and Markets
  • Comparative financial systems (Praeger studies in international monetary economics and finance)
  • Consumer Credit Costs 1949-59
  • Economics of Financial Institutions and Markets

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1946. Member American Economics Association, American Finance Association.

Connections

Married Margaret Alice Peacock, October 30, 1942. Children: Terence James, Barbara Jo Smith Moren.

Father:

Phillip Fred Smith

Mother:

Myrtle Grace (Robinson) Smith

Spouse:

Margaret Alice Peacock

child:

Terence James Smith

child:

Barbara Jo Smith Moren Smith