Background
Papanek, Gustav Fritz was born on July 12, 1926 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Ernst and Helen Papanek.
Papanek, Gustav Fritz was born on July 12, 1926 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Ernst and Helen Papanek.
Bachelor in Agricultural Economics, Cornell University, 1947. Master of Arts in Economics, Harvard University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1951.
Economist, deputy director program planning for Asia, technical cooperative administration Department State, 1951-1953. From economic advisory to director advisory group to planning commission Harvard University, Pakistan, 1954-1958, from deputy director to director development advisory service Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1958—1970, director advisory group to planning commission Indonesia, 1970—1973. Professor economics Boston University, 1974-1992, professor emeritus, since 1992, chairman department, 1974-1983, interim director, 1977-1980, director Center Asian Development Studies, 1983-1990, director Asian program, 1991-1992.
President Boston Institute Developing Economics, Ltd. (BIDE), since 1987; director, consultant team development studies to planning commission Government of Indonesia, 1987—1989. Director policy advisory team to Federated States of Micronesia, 1995—2002.
Consultant Government of Indonesia, 1998—2007, Government of Liberia, 2006—2007. Co-director pro-poor growth study United States Agency for International Development, 2002—2003. Consultant in field; With United States Army, 1944-1946.
Author: (book) Pakistan's Development: Social Goals and Private Incentives, 1967, The Indonesian Economy, 1980, Development Strategy, Growth Equity and the Political Process in Southern Asia, 1986. Co-author: Decision Making for Economic Development, 1971, The Indian Economy, 1988, others. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Work has centred on the use of the market mechanism as a tool to achieve the planned goals of a society, particulary in less developed countries. Specifically, analysis of the possibility of achieving both high rates of growth and greater equality. And the contribution of foreign aid to growth.
In teaching: the use of the case method to encourage the application of theory and methodology to the solution of actual problems.
Member of Pakistan Economic Association, Association Asian Studies (president New England conference 1975-1977), Association Comparative Economic Studies (president 1982), Society International Development (past member executive committee), American Agricultural Economics Association, American Economics Association.
Married Hanna Kaiser, June 13, 1947. Children: Thomas H., Joanne R. Papanek Orlando.