Background
Ferber, Robert was born on February 13, 1922 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Dinah (Rosenthal) Ferber.
economist educator market analyst statistician
Ferber, Robert was born on February 13, 1922 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Dinah (Rosenthal) Ferber.
Bachelor of Science, City College New York, 1942. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1945. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1951.
Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1947.
Studies on the reliability of economic data obtained in household surveys and ways of improving these data. Investigations of consumer saving and spending patterns and their determinants in industrialised and in lessdeveloped countries. Studies of the roles of expectations in consumer and business behaviour.
Professor Economics and Business Administration, Director, Survey Research Laboratory, University Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 1951-1979, 1964-1979. Professor Marketing, University Illinois Chicago Circle, 1979-1981. Editor, J. Marketing Research, 1964-1969, Journal of the American Statistical Association, 1969-1976, J. Consumer Research, since 1977.
(Reference book on marketing.)
Author: Statistical Techniques in Market Researh, 1949, A Study of Aggregate Consumption Functions, The Railroad Shippers' Forecasts, Factors Influencing Durable Food Purchases: A Basic Bibliography on Market Research (with H.G. Wales), Collecting Financial Data by Consumer Panel Techniques. (with P.J. Verdoorn) Research Methods in Economics and Business, 1962, Handbook of Marketing Research, 1974. Also articles in research journals.
Editor: Marketing Research: Selected Literature (with H.G. Wales), 1951, Journal Marketing Research, 1964-1969, applications section Journal American Statistical Association, 1968-1976, coordinating editor, 1969-1976. Chairman policy board Research on Consumer Behavior, 1973-1976. Editor: Journal Consumer Research, 1977-1981.
Member American Statistical Association, American Economic Association, American Marketing Association (president 1969-1970), American Wind Energy Association, Association for Consumer Research, Econmetric Society, Latin American Studies Association.
Married Marianne Abeles, August 18, 1946. Children: Don Richard, Ellen J.