Ruth Allen (economist)
Ruth Alice Allen | |
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| Born | July 28, 1889[1] Cameron, Texas, United States |
| Died | October 7, 1979 (aged 90)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
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| Institution | University of Texas at Austin |
| Field | Institutional economics |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin (B.A., M.A.) University of Chicago ( Ph.D.) |
| Doctoral advisor | Harry A. Millis |
Ruth Alice Allen (July 28, 1889, Cameron, Texas - October 7, 1979, Austin, Texas) was an American economist and academic who specialized in institutional economics.
Personal life and education
Allen was born on July 28, 1889, in
Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1931.[3] Her doctoral advisor was Harry A. Millis and her dissertation committee included Frank Knight and Paul Douglas.[4]
Career
Allen returned to Texas for the rest of her career, briefly serving as chair of the department of economics (1942–43), but spending most of the next two decades as the department's graduate advisor until her retirement in 1959. After retiring for the first time, she spent six years at Huston–Tillotson College to preserve its accreditation before retiring again in 1968.[4]
Allen's most important works, The Labor of Women in the Production of Cotton,
Notes
- ^ a b c Barbara K. Byrd (November 1, 1994). "Allen, Ruth Alice". Texas State Historical Association.
- ISBN 978-0-313-26595-2.
- ISBN 978-1-317-52836-4.
- ^ a b Dimand, Dimand & Forget, p. 8
- ISBN 978-1-59884-050-6.
- ^ Dimand, Dimand & Forget, pp. 8–10
References
- Dimand, Robert W.; Dimand, Mary Ann & ISBN 1852789646.
External links
- Ruth Allen Papers finding aid at University of Texas at Arlington Libraries Special Collections via Texas Archival Resources Online (TARO)
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