Werner Baer

Background

Baer, Werner was born on December 14, 1931 in Offenbach, Germany. Son of Richard and Grete (Herz) Baer. came to the United States, 1945, naturalized, 1952.

Education

58776, City University of New York, New York City, 1953. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1958.

Doctor honoris causa, Federal University Pernambuco, Brazil, 1988. Doctor honoris causa, New University Lisbon, Portugal, 2000. Doctor honoris causa (honorary), Federal University Ceara, Brazil, 1993.

Career

Instructor, Harvard University, 1958-1961. Assistant Professor, Yale University, 1961-1965. Association Professor, Professor, Vanderbilt University, 1965-1969, 1969-1974.

Visiting Professor, University Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1966-1968, Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, 1966-1968.

Visiting Scholar, Brazilian Planning Ministry, 1975, Brazilian Census Bureau, 1978. Professor of Economics, University Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America, since 1974.

Editorial Board, World Development, Cambridge Latin American Studies (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1977-1982), Luso-Brasilian Review, Revista Paraguaya de Estudios Sociologicos, Revista Latinoamericana de Historia Economica y Social.

Achievements

• Werner Baer has been listed as a noteworthy Economist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Brazilian Economy: Growth and Development

    (In this thorough description and analysis of Latin Americ...)

  • The Brazilian Economy: Growth and Development

    ( Bringing the analysis of Brazil's economic performance ...)

  • Brazilian Economy: Growth and Development, 6th Edition

    (In this thorough description and analysis of Latin Americ...)

  • United States Policies and the Latin American Economies:

    ( Written by a distinguished group of noted Latin America...)

  • The Brazilian Economy: Growth and Development

    (Baer's text on the Brazilian economy has been revised and...)

  • United States Policies and the Latin American Economies By ( Author ) Oct-1990 Hardcover
  • The Brazilian Economy: Growth and Development 7th edition by Werner Baer (2013) Paperback

    (7th edition)

  • The Brazilian Economy: Growth and Development 5th edition by Baer, Werner (2001) Paperback
  • The Puerto Rican Economy and United States Economic Fluctuations
  • The Brazilian Economy: Growth and Development Paperback - November 30, 2013
  • Brazil under Lula: Economy, Politics, and Society under the Worker-President by Joseph L. Love (Editor), Werner Baer (Editor) (13-Feb-2009) Hardcover
  • Brazilian Economy: Growth and Development

Views

My major interest has been and still is the process of import-substitution industrialisation in Latin America. In my earlier work I concentrated on analysing import substitution policies, their justification based on the Prebisch-type of critique of traditional trade theory, their success in stimulating growth and their negative side-effects — penalising agriculture, increasing the concentration of income, worsening regional disequilibria, and contributing to inflationary pressures. In more recent years I have concentrated on studying the nature of post-import substitution economies — the role of state enterprises and banks.

The changing role of multinationals and domestic private firms. The successes and failures of indexing as a measure to cope with inflation. The use of tax and credit incentives to remedy resource misallocation resulting from import substitution.

And the role of the service sector in the development process. The latter studies have convinced me that economists have to adapt their theories to the behaviour pattern of institutions and individuals in newly industrialised countries.

Membership

Member American Economics Association, Latin American Studies Association.

Interests

• 440 International Investment and Foreign Aid. 121 Economic Studies of Developing Countries. 134 Inflation and Deflation.

Connections

Father:

Richard Baer

Mother:

Grete (Herz) Baer