Background
Robbins, Sidney Martin was born on March 13, 1912 in New York City. Son of Isaac Jacob and Ethel (Levy) Robbins.
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Robbins, Sidney Martin was born on March 13, 1912 in New York City. Son of Isaac Jacob and Ethel (Levy) Robbins.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1932; Master of Business Administration, City College of New York, 1933; postgraduate, Columbia University, 1934-1936; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1943.
Research assistant, National Bureau Economics Research, 1933-1934;
economist, National Retail Tobacco Dealers American, 1935;
security analyst, Bache & Company. New York City, 1936-1940;
economist, United States Treasury Department, 1941-1942;
economist, United States Federal Public Housing Authority, 1943;
economist, United States Air Force, 1946-1947;
lecturer, U. Toledo, 1948;
professor finance, department chairman finance, U. Toledo, 1948-1957;
professor finance, Columbia University, 1958-1977;
Chase Manhattan professor finance institutions, Columbia University, 1978-1981;
Chase Manhattan professor emeritus finance institutions, Columbia University, since 1981;
James F. Bender distinguished visiting professor finance, Adelphi U., since 1983. Economics consultant, since 1948.
Director Oppenheimer Funds, since 1963, Korea Fund, since 1984, Malaysia Fund, since 1987. Visiting professor United States Air Institute Technology, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, 1947. Visiting professor finance U. Hawaii, since 1978, Wharton School Finance, University of Pennsylvania, Spring 1970, 71.
Special consultant United States Air Force, 1948-1949. Chief economist Securities and Exchange Commission Special Study, 1962-1963. Board advisors Olympus Pvt.Placement Fund.
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Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Member American Economic Association, National Association Accountants.
Married Anne Strax, June 24, 1939. Children– Seth, Lois, Joan, Kim, Mark.
