Robert H. Frank

Robert H. Frank (* 1945) is an American economist. He is Professor of Economics at Cornell University.

Life

Frank studied mathematics at the Georgia Institute of Technology (BS, 1966). A Master in Statistics ( 1971) and a Ph.D. in Economics (1972 ), he obtained from the University of California, Berkeley. Since 1972 he is a professor at Cornell University. 1978-1980 he was chief economist of the Civil Aeronautics Board, added several stays at other universities, among other things, he was 2000-2001 Professor at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. Since 2005 he has been a columnist for the New York Times.

Books (selection)

  • The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide: Common Sense Principles for Troubled Times. Basic Books, 2009. ISBN 0465015115th
  • Falling Behind: How Rising Inequality Harms the Middle Class. University of California Press, 2007. ISBN 0520252527th
  • The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas. Basic Books, 2007. ISBN 046500217X.
  • What Price The Moral High Ground? Princeton University Press, 2003. ISBN 9,780,691,006,727th
  • Principles of Economics ( with Ben S. Bernanke ). Mcgraw Hill Book Co, 2009 ( fourth edition). ISBN 007735429X.
  • Luxury Fever: Money and Happiness in an Era of Excess. Free Press, 1999. ISBN 0684842343rd
  • The Winner - Take-All Society ( with Philip J. Cook). Simon & Schuster Ltd, 1995. ISBN 0028740343rd
  • Microeconomics and Behavior. McGraw- Hill Professional, 2009 ( 8th edition ). ISBN 0070166749th
  • Passions Within Reason: The Strategic Role of the Emotions. WW Norton & Co, 1988. ISBN 0393026043rd
  • Choosing the Right Pond: Human Behavior and the Quest for Status. Oxford University Press, 1985. ISBN 0,195,035,208th
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