Jerry Green (economist)

Jerry Green
2nd Provost of Harvard University
In office
July 1, 1992 – July 1, 1994
Preceded byPaul Buck
Succeeded byAlbert Carnesale
Personal details
Born (1946-12-15) December 15, 1946
Alma materUniversity of Rochester (AB, MA, PhD)
Academic background
Doctoral advisorLionel W. McKenzie
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics
InstitutionsHarvard University
Website

Jerry Richard Green (born December 15, 1946)[1] is the John Leverett Professor in the University and the David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University. He is known for his research in economic theory, as well as writing the most commonly used microeconomic theory for graduate school with Andreu Mas-Colell and Michael Whinston, Microeconomic Theory.[2]

Education

Green received his bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester in 1967 and his Ph.D. in economics in 1970.[1]

Career

He then joined Harvard's economics faculty, chairing the department from 1984 to 1987.[1] In 1992, then-Harvard president Neil Rudenstine appointed Green to be the university's provost, re-establishing the position after it was abolished after the retirement of Paul Buck in 1953.[3][4] Green resigned as provost in 1994 and was succeeded by Albert Carnesale.[5]

He is a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows and a fellow of the Econometric Society.[6][7] He was elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1994[8] and fellow of the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory in 2012.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Distinguished Alumni". www.sas.rochester.edu. Department of Economics: University of Rochester. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  2. ^ Johansson, Dan (2013-09-19). "Economics Without Entrepreneurship or Institutions: A Vocabulary Analysis of Graduate Textbooks". Econ Journal Watch. Rochester, NY. SSRN 2327496 – via SSRN.
  3. ^ "Rudenstine Appoints Jerry Green Provost | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  4. ^ "A University Provost Is Named at Harvard". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  5. ^ "Carnesale Named Provost | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  6. ^ "Jerry R. Green - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School". www.hbs.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  7. ^ "Fellows | The Econometric Society". www.econometricsociety.org. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  8. ^ "Jerry Richard Green". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  9. ^ "Economic Theory Fellows". Retrieved 2022-01-21.