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  • Title: Yale Brozen papers
    Date (inclusive): 1942-1988
    Collection Number: 80119
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 9 manuscript boxes (3.8 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Speeches, writings, correspondence, and course materials related to economic theory, economic conditions in the United States, and governmental economic policy.
    Creator: Brozen, Yale, 1917-
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1980.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Yale Brozen papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    1917 Born, Kansas City, Missouri
    1936 A.A., Kansas City Community College
    1938 B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    1939 B.A., University of Chicago
    1942-1943 Director, Radar and Telephone Maintenance Training Program, Army Signal Corps
    1940-1941 Assistant professor of social and physical science, University of Florida
    1941-1944 Assistant professor of economics., Illinois Institute of Technology
    1942 Ph.D. in economics, University of Chicago
    1944-1946 Associate professor, Illinois Institute of Technology
    1946-1947 Associate professor of economics, University of Minnesota
    1947-1957 Professor of engineering economics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
    1951 Consultant, President's Materials Policy Commission
    1952 Consultant, Antitrust Division, United States Department of Justice
    1954 Visiting professor of economics, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    1954- Consultant, National Science Foundation
    1956-1963 Consultant, State Department
    1957-1959 Director, Research Transportation Center
    1957-1987 Professor of business economics, University of Chicago
    1972- Adjunct scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
    1974 Author, Advertising and Society
    1975 Author, The Competitive Economy: Selected Readings
    1978 Author, Corporate Responsibility: The Viability of Capitalism in an Era of Militant Demands
    1980 Author, Is Government the Source of Monopoly? and Other Essays
    1980s Served on President Ronald Reagan's transition team
    1982 Author, Mergers in Perspective
      Author, Concentration, Mergers, and Public Policy
    1983- Vice president, Consortium of Governmental Counselors, Inc.
    1998 Died

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The papers document the career of economist Yale Brozen, who was a professor of business economics at the University of Chicago from 1957 to 1987. In addition to his professorial work, Brozen was a member of the Mont Pèlerin Society and served as a consultant to various government organizations and companies. The collection contains materials related to economic theory, economic conditions in the United States, and governmental economic policy.
    The Correspondence mainly contains Brozen's outgoing letters, which include his comments on the writings of others and discussions of various economic issues. Brozen corresponded with several American Enterprise Institute (AEI) scholars, such as Robert Helms and Marvin Kosters. Other correspondents include Ronald Coase, Kenneth Elzinga, David Henderson, Melvin Lurie, and Kenneth S. Templeton.
    The majority of the collection consists of Brozen's Speeches and writings, which reflect Brozen's viewpoint as a Chicago school of economics scholar. As an expert on antitrust law, Brozen wrote and spoke about government regulation. His work also comments on the Federal Trade Commission, advertising, and the energy crisis. The collection includes typescripts and printed copies of Brozen's speeches and articles.
    The Course materials contain exams for economics and business courses which Brozen taught.

    Related Collections

    Milton Friedman papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives F.A. Harper papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Fritz Machlup papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Friedrich A. von Hayek papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Benjamin A. Rogge papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    United States -- Economic policy
    Economics
    Economists
    United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945-