FAMOUS WOMEN ECONOMISTS

Anna Schwartz

Anna Schwartz
  • I was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1915. I received my doctorate in economics from Columbia University.
  • My most important book, A Monetary History of the United States, 1867–1960, was a collaboration between me and Milton Friedman.
  • I worked in the New York office of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
  • I theorized in a number of studies that price level stability is essential to ensure the stability of a financial system.