Background
Epstein, Ralph Cecil was born on September 25, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Hugo and Ellinor (Schwerin) Epstein.
Epstein, Ralph Cecil was born on September 25, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Hugo and Ellinor (Schwerin) Epstein.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1921. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1925, Doctor of Philosophy, 1926.
Assistant economics, Northwestern University, 1921-1922, instructor, 1922-1923. Assistant in economics, Harvard, 1924-1925, tutor in division history, government and economics, 1925-1926. Assistant professor economics and business organization, U. Buffalo, 1926-1929. professor since 1929, dean School of Business Administration, 1935-1947, head department economics, since 1939.
Chairman of the Board Smith, Keynes & Marshall, Incorporated., book publications.
Engaged in industrial engineering with Gerard, Graham & Company, 1919-1920. Economics and editorial work A. West. Shaw Company, 1922-1923.
On staff of Committee on Government Statistics, Washington, District of Columbia, 1934. Consultant economist unites states department Commerce, 1930-1932.
Special economic adviser and consultant, War Production Board, Washington, District of Columbia, 1942-1943.
Expert consultant to War Department (Headquarters, ASF), 1943-1945. To Office Contract Settlement, Washington, District of Columbia, 1944-1945. Vice president Family Service Society.
Member of national Board of Governors Atlantic Union Committee President Buffalo chapter Atlantic Union Committee, representative to interview legislators and heads of state, in seventeen different countries, 1955.
Member of the advisory committee Graduate Faculty Political and Social Science of New New York Fellow Royal Economics Society.
Member American Economics Association, Academy Political Science, American Statistical Association (Vice-President 1937-1938). Joint Committee on Income Tax Statistics, Automobile Industry Committee of Price Research Conference, Phi Beta Kappa.
Clubs: Harvard, Buffalo.
Married Miriam Abrams, October 14, 1922. Children: Elizabeth Frances (Mistress Edwin North. Barker), Joan Ellinor (Mistress John Doctorate. Gill).