Michael Szenberg
Michael Szenberg is a professor emeritus and past Chairman of the Finance and Economics department at Pace University's Lubin School of Business. He was the editor of The American Economist.
Life
Szenberg is the author and editor of 22 books, including Economics of the Israeli Diamond Industry, The Welfare Effects of Trade Restrictions, Eminent Economists: Their Life Philosophies, Franco Modigliani, A Mind That Never Rests, Eminent Economists II: Their Life and Work Philosophies, Secrets of Economic Editors , Collaborative Research in Economics: The Wisdom of Working Together, and other works many of which were translated into several languages.In addition, he has been interviewed by BBC-TV, Time Magazine, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Xinhua News Agency , Gazeta USA, TV Tokyo, and many other journalistic outlets regarding international economic matters. He is the author of many scholarly articles and encyclopedia entries such as in the International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, and the Encyclopedia of Quantitative Finance.
Szenberg has resided on three different continents. He graduated from Long Island University in 1963 and received his PhD in Economics from the City University of New York in 1970. He also graduated from the Israeli Air Force Aeronautics School where he was the Captain of the school's cadets.
He served as the Editor-in-Chief of The American Economist, 1972 - 2011. In addition, he served as editor of Economics Categories, the Cambridge University Press Encyclopedia and was the Coordinator and Chairperson, Editors of Economics Journals, American Economic Association Meetings, 1984 - 2011.
He is an editorial consultant to top publishing houses such as Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, McGraw Hill, Stanford University Press, Worth, Palgrave-Macmillan, SAS Institute, Edward Elgar Publishing, Routledge Publishing Company, and also co-editor with Lall B. Ramrattan of the Economics series of Handbooks by Oxford University Press.
List of selected awards, grants and other honors
- 2013 Homer and Charles Pace Faculty Award
- 2013 John R. Commons Award. The award was presented at the American Economic Association Meetings, San Francisco.
- 2012 The International Executive Board of ODE - The Honor Society in Economics established a new Prize: "Michael Szenberg Best Annual Article", The American Economist
- 2010 Distinguished Scholar Award, Northeast Business and Economics Association
- 2007 University Faculty Award for Distinguished Service
- 2004 Northeast Business and Economics Association Excellence in Research and Teaching Award
- 2004 Eugene Lang Research Fellowship
- 1999 Lubin Teacher of the Year Award
- 1994 International Service Award, Academy of Business Administration, London
- 1993 Special Achievement Award, City University of New York
- 1993 Teaching Excellence Award, Academy of Business Administration
- 1992 Lubin School of Business, Pace University First Annual Lubin Teacher of the Year
- 1987 George Schalkenbach Research Award
- 1982 Distinguished Service Award, International Honor Society in Economics. The award was presented by Robert Solow, Nobel laureate at the American Economic Association Meetings, Washington, D.C.
- 1975- 77 U.S. Bureau of International Labor Affairs, United States Department of Labor grant
- 1972 International Honor Society in Economics Fellowship
- 1971 Irving Fisher Monograph Award. Final Selection Board consisted of Maurice Allais, Kenneth Boulding, Milton Friedman, Egon Neuberger and Paul Samuelson. The award was presented by Milton Friedman at the John Commons Session at the American Economic Association Meetings, New Orleans
- 1970 Israel Diamond Institute grant
- 1962 American Colleges Abroad Award
Selected books
- American Exceptionalism: Economics, Finance, Political Economy, and Economic Laws, with Lall Ramrattan, with a Foreword by Paul W. Grimes
- Distressed U.S. Industries in the Era of Globalization, with Lall Ramrattan, Routledge, 2017..
- Collaborative Research in Economics: The Wisdom of Working Together ed., with Lall Ramrattan, with a Foreword by Vernon L. Smith
- Revolutions in Book Publishing: The Effects of Digital Innovation on the Industry, with Lall Ramrattan, with a Foreword by Benjamin M. Friedman
- Intellectual Journeys of Recent, Mostly "Defunct" Economists, with Lall Ramrattan, with a Foreword by Victor Fuchs
- Economic Ironies Throughout History: Applied Philosophical Insights for Modern Life, with Lall Ramrattan, with a Foreword by Vernon L. Smith
- The Great Recession: Major Religious and Far Eastern Perspectives on the Global and Economic and Financial Crisis ed., with Lall Ramrattan, with a Foreword by Paul W. Grimes
- Secrets of Economics Editors ed., with Lall Ramrattan, with a Foreword by Robert Solow
- Eminent Economists II: Their Life and Work Philosophies ed., with Lall Ramrattan, with a Foreword by Robert Solow
- Franco Modigliani: A Mind That Never Rests, with Lall Ramrattan, with a Foreword by Robert Solow
- Samuelsonian Economics and the 21st Century ed., with Lall Ramrattan and Aaron Gottesman, with a Foreword by Kenneth Arrow
- New Frontiers in Economics ed., with Lall Ramrattan, with a Foreword by Paul Samuelson
- Passion and Craft: Economists at Work, ed. with a Foreword by Paul Samuelson
- Eminent Economists: Their Life Philosophies ed.,
- The Welfare Effects of Trade Restrictions with an Introduction by Robert Baldwin
- Economics of the Israeli Diamond Industry with an Introduction by Milton Friedman Earned Irving Fisher Monograph Award. Final Selection Board consisted of Maurice Allais, Kenneth Boulding, Milton Friedman, Egon Neuberger and Paul Samuelson
Selected commissioned economics handbooks, Oxford University Press, with Lall Ramrattan
- The Oxford Handbook of Sports Economics , ed. by Kahane, Leo H. and Stephen Shmanske
- Economics of Happiness, ed. by Boettke, Peter
- Economics of Conflict Resolution, ed. by Bolton, Gary E. and Rachel Croson
- Entrepreneurial Finance, ed. by Cumming, Douglas
- Judaism and the Economy, ed. by Levine, Aaron
- Christianity and the Economy, ed. by Oslington, Paul
- Islam and the Economy, ed. by El-Gamal, Mahmoud Amin
- Economics of Peace and Conflict, ed. by Garfinkel, Michelle and Stergios Skaperdas
Selected articles
- "American Exceptionalism: Qualitative and Quantitative", with Lall Ramrattan, "The American Economist", Fall 2016.
- "A Generalized Model for Foreign Domestic Investment Flows to All Countries" with Lall Ramrattan, The Journal of Developing Areas, Fall 2013.
- "The Paradoxical/ Ironic Behavior of Regions in Response to Free Trade and Growth in The Post-Cold War Global Economy" with Lall Ramrattan, The International Journal of Finance, Fall 2012.
- "Colonial Dependency, Core-Periphery and Capitalism: A Case Study of the Guyana Economy," with Lall Ramrattan, The Journal of Developing Areas, Spring 2010.
- "Memorializing Milton Friedman: A Review of His Major Works, 1912-2006," with Lall Ramrattan, The American Economist, Spring 2008.
- "Samuelson and the Dual Pasinetti Theorem," with Lall Ramrattan, The American Economist, Fall 2007.
- "The Influence of International Trade on the Environment," with Lall Ramrattan, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, June 2007.
- "Global Competition and the United States Pharmaceutical Industry," with Lall Ramrattan, The American Economist, Fall 2006.
- "Ten Ways to Know Paul A. Samuelson," with Aron Gottesman and Lall Ramrattan, Economics of Education Review, Spring 2006. Translated into Spanish. Reprinted in El Mercurio – the leading newspaper in Chile, 2009.
- "Paul A. Samuelson: Philosopher and Theorist," with Aron Gottesman and Lall Ramrattan, International Journal of Social Economics 32, no. 4, 2005.
- "Samuelson's Economics: The Continuing Legacy," with Aron Gottesman and Lall Ramrattan, Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, Summer 2005.
- "The Effect of Telecom Density Data on Growth, Efficiencies and Distributions in Global Economies," with Lall Ramrattan, Journal of Financial Transformation, August 2004.
- "Anomalies in Economics Enrollment: 1991-1992 to 1995-1996," with Waldo Lombardi and Lall Ramrattan, Economics of Education Review, Spring 2004.
- "Rankings and Pricing Issues of Economics Journals," with Lall Ramrattan, The American Economist, Spring 2003.
- "The Post NAFTA Influence of Trade Adjustment Assistance on the U.S. Garment Industry," with Lall Ramrattan, Global Business and Economics Review, Spring 2002.
- "Trade Adjustment Assistance and Import Competition," with Lall Ramrattan, International Trade Journal, Spring 2002.
- "Coping with Cultural Differences in International Market Research," with Lall Ramrattan and Alan Zimmerman, Journal of Financial Transformation, December 2001.
- "The Quality of Life in U.S. Metropolitan Areas in the 1990s," with Lall Ramrattan and T. Webster, Interdisciplinary Environmental Review, July 2001.
- "Implementing International Qualitative Research: Techniques and Obstacles," with Alan Zimmerman, Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, 2001.
- "Progress, Sustainable Development and the Biotechnological Society," International Journal of Social Economics, 2000.
- "Managing God's Estate: Current Environmental Policies and the Biblical Tradition," International Journal of Social Economics, vol. 24, no. 6, 1997.
- "Disseminating Scholarly Output," The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, vol. 55, no. 3, 1996
- "The Structure of the American Book Publishing Industry," with Eric Lee, Journal of Cultural Economics, vol. 18, 1994.
- "Editing the Life Philosophies Series of the 1930s Generation of Eminent Economists," Revue Europeenne des Sciences Sociales, vol. XXX, no. 92, 1992.
- "The Making of the 1930s Generation of Eminent Economists" with Eric Lee, International Journal of Social Economics, vol. 18, no. 11/12, 1991.
- "The Walters-Lawson Affair and Two Worlds of Communication: A Collision", in American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 1990.
- "The Price, Quantity and Welfare Effects of U.S. Trade protection: The Case of Footwear," with Eric Lee, International Economic Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, 1988.
- "On My Mind: Compensation for Journal Editors: A Major Cost Element," The Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 14, no.4, 1988.
- "Resurgent Protectionism and U.S. Commercial Policy," with Eric Lee, Journal of East and West Studies, vol. 17, no.2, 1988.
- Several articles have been translated into foreign languages, and "recommended for further reading" by The Journal of Economic Perspectives.
Encyclopedia entries
- "Paul Samuelson," with Lall Ramrattan, An Encyclopedia of Keynesian Economics,.
- "Franco Modigliani," with Lall Ramrattan, An Encyclopedia of Keynesian Economics,.
- "Lawrence Klein," with Lall Ramrattan, An Encyclopedia of Keynesian Economics,.
- "Stanley Fisher," with Lall Ramrattan, An Encyclopedia of Keynesian Economics,.
- "Franco Modigliani," with Lall Ramrattan, Encyclopedia of Quantitative Finance,.
- "Minimum Wage," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition.
- "Mathematics in Social Sciences," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition.
- "Rudolf Hilferding," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition.
- "Consumption Function," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition.
- "Tatonnement," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition.
- "Primitive Communism," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition.
- "Dravidians," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition.
- "Econometrics," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition.
- "Short Period," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition.
- "Discrimination, Wage, by Race," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition.
- "Rules vs. Discretion," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition.
- "Reflection Problem," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition.
- "Hamilton's Rule," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition. ADD
- "Identification Problem," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition. ADD
- "Hicks, John R.," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition. ADD
- "The Diamond Industry," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition.
- "Consumption," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition.
- "Expectations," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition.
- "The Taylor Rule," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition.
- "Franco Modigliani," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition.
- "Gerard Debreu," with Lall Ramrattan, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd Edition.
- "Franco Modigliani," with Lall Ramrattan, Biographical Dictionary of American Economists.
- "Paul A. Samuelson," with Lall Ramrattan, Biographical Dictionary of American Economists.