Acknowledgments
Preface - Stephanie Lo
Introduction: Simon Kuznets, Cautious Empiricist of the Eastern
European Jewish Diaspora -
E. Glen Weyl
Editor's Note
1. Economic Structure and Life of the Jews - Simon Kuznets
2. Economic Structure of U.S. Jewry: Recent Trends - Simon Kuznets
3. Economic Growth of U.S. Jewry - Simon Kuznets
Appendix
Index
Simon Kuznets
-Nobel laureate Simon Kuznets (1901-85) was one of the most
influential economists of the 20th century, noted for developing
the concepts and methods used to calculate important macroeconomic
measurements like GNP. He was also a pathbreaking economic
historian who emphasized the roles of culture, institutions, and
context in understanding economic growth and development--always a
-cautious empiricist- in explaining economic trends and rejecting
Malthusian pessimism about the impact of population growth... The
highlight of the volumes is the 40-page introduction, -Simon
Kuznets, Cautious Empiricist of the Eastern European Jewish
Diaspora- by E. Glen Weyl (Univ. of Chicago), which is especially
valuable because so little has been published on this towering
figure... Recommended.- --R. M. Whaples, Choice (Review of both
Jewish Economies Volume 1 and 2) -[A]n important scholarly
contribution. It should be required reading for specialists in the
fields of economic development, human capital and history of
economic thought. Weyl and Lo have contributed to the economics
literature in three ways: They have collected Kuznets' virtually
forgotten writings on Jewish economic history, revealed previously
unknown aspects of Kuznets' identity and worldview, and
demonstrated important parallels between Kuznets' general and
Jewish-oriented works.- --Daniel A. Schiffman, EH.net
"Nobel laureate Simon Kuznets (1901-85) was one of the most
influential economists of the 20th century, noted for developing
the concepts and methods used to calculate important macroeconomic
measurements like GNP. He was also a pathbreaking economic
historian who emphasized the roles of culture, institutions, and
context in understanding economic growth and development--always a
"cautious empiricist" in explaining economic trends and rejecting
Malthusian pessimism about the impact of population growth... The
highlight of the volumes is the 40-page introduction, "Simon
Kuznets, Cautious Empiricist of the Eastern European Jewish
Diaspora" by E. Glen Weyl (Univ. of Chicago), which is especially
valuable because so little has been published on this towering
figure... Recommended." --R. M. Whaples, Choice (Review of both
Jewish Economies Volume 1 and 2) "[A]n important scholarly
contribution. It should be required reading for specialists in the
fields of economic development, human capital and history of
economic thought. Weyl and Lo have contributed to the economics
literature in three ways: They have collected Kuznets' virtually
forgotten writings on Jewish economic history, revealed previously
unknown aspects of Kuznets' identity and worldview, and
demonstrated important parallels between Kuznets' general and
Jewish-oriented works." --Daniel A. Schiffman, EH.net
"Nobel laureate Simon Kuznets (1901-85) was one of the most
influential economists of the 20th century, noted for developing
the concepts and methods used to calculate important macroeconomic
measurements like GNP. He was also a pathbreaking economic
historian who emphasized the roles of culture, institutions, and
context in understanding economic growth and development--always a
"cautious empiricist" in explaining economic trends and rejecting
Malthusian pessimism about the impact of population growth... The
highlight of the volumes is the 40-page introduction, "Simon
Kuznets, Cautious Empiricist of the Eastern European Jewish
Diaspora" by E. Glen Weyl (Univ. of Chicago), which is especially
valuable because so little has been published on this towering
figure... Recommended." --R. M. Whaples, Choice (Review of both
Jewish Economies Volume 1 and 2) "[A]n important scholarly
contribution. It should be required reading for specialists in the
fields of economic development, human capital and history of
economic thought. Weyl and Lo have contributed to the economics
literature in three ways: They have collected Kuznets' virtually
forgotten writings on Jewish economic history, revealed previously
unknown aspects of Kuznets' identity and worldview, and
demonstrated important parallels between Kuznets' general and
Jewish-oriented works." --Daniel A. Schiffman, EH.net
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