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DescriptionSummaryPapers of labor economist and Columbia University professor Jacob Mincer. The papers relate primarilt to his teaching career and include syllabi and lecture notes.
Using the CollectionRare Book and Manuscript Library Restrictions on AccessYou will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account. 
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. This collection has no restrictions. Terms Governing Use and ReproductionSingle photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron. Preferred CitationIdentification of specific item; Date (if known); Jacob Mincer Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library. AccrualsMaterials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information. Immediate Source of Acquisition2013.2014.M121: Source of acquisition--Mincer Family. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--12/13/2013. About the Finding Aid / Processing InformationColumbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library Processing InformationPapers processed ceh 12/16/2013. Finding aid written ceh 12/16/2013. Revision Description2013-12-17 xml document instance created by Carrie Hintz. 2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration. Subject HeadingsThe subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives. All links open new windows. Subject
History / Biographical NoteHistoryJacob Mincer was a labor economist and professor of economics at Columbia University. Mincer was born in Tomaszow Poland in 1922. He was interned in German labor camps during World War II, and, after surviving the Holocaust, emigrated to the United States in 1948. He received his BA from Emory University in 1950 and his PhD in Economics from Columbia in 1957. He taught briefly at the City College of New York, Hebrew University, the Stockholm School of Economics, and the University of Chicago before returning to Columbia University where spent the remainder of his career, retiring and accepting Emeritus status in 1991. Mincer, who is often called the father of modern labor economics, helped to define that field through his work studying human capital. He was one of the first economists to study women's earnings and their effect on family finances and economics. In 2002 Mincer was awarded the IZA Prize in Labor economics and in 2004 he received a Career Achievement Award from the University of Chicago's Society of Labor Economists, an award that was later renamed the Mincer Award in his honor. Mincer died in 2006 of complications from Parkinson's disease. |