Background
Backman, Jules was born on May 3, 1910 in New York City. Son of Nathan and Gertrude (Schall) Backman.
Backman, Jules was born on May 3, 1910 in New York City. Son of Nathan and Gertrude (Schall) Backman.
Bachelor of Commercial Science, New York University, 1931, Master of Arts, 1932, M. Bachelor of Arts, 1933, Doctor of Commercial Science, 1935. Statistician Sydeman Brothers, stock brokers, 1932-1933. Vice president, editor Economics Statistics, Incorporated., 1933-1935.
With Securities and Exchange Commission, 1935.
Public utility research Madden & Dorau, 1936-1937. Instructor economics School Commerce, New York University, New York City, 1938-1944, assistant professor, 1944-1946, associate professor, 1946-1950, professor, 1950-1960, research professor, 1960-1975, professor emeritus, 1975-1982.
Director Scarsdale National Bank. Head economics cons Office of Price Administration, 1942, Brookings Institution, 1943.
Economics advisor Steel Wage Cases, 1944, 49, 52.
Technical advisory to industry members President's Cost of Living Committee, 1944. Economics advisory to railroad in wage and rate cases, 1946-1960, New York Joint Legislation Committee on Rents, 1953.
Member of New York Milk Shed Price Committee, 1947-1949, Government’son
Committee on Milk Marketing, 1961-1965, National Marketing Advisory Committee, 1967-1969.
Director Scarsdale National. Editor, co-author: (with Mont Rose Gainsbrugh) Business Problems of the Seventies, 1973, Labor, Technology, and Productivity, 1974, Social Responsibility and Accountability, 1975, Multinational Corporations, Trade and the Dollar, 1974, Business. Editor: (with Mont Rose Gainsbrugh) Trust & Estates mag, 1938-1946.
General chairman Reform Jewish Appeal, 1966-1969.
Clubs: New York University (Chairman of the Board 1961-1965, honorary life chairman 1972-1982), Metropolis Country (past directory).
Married Grace Straim, October 18 1935. Children: Mistress Susan Patricia Frank, John Randolph.