Elisha Aryeh Pazner (April 16, 1941 – March 28, 1979) was an Israeli economic- and game theorist[1] with important contributions in the theory of welfare economics and fair division. He was a member of the Department of Economics at Tel-Aviv University from 1971 until his death. During this time he spent over two years as a visiting professor at Northwestern University.

Elisha Pazner
Born(1941-04-16)April 16, 1941
Geneva, Switzerland
DiedMarch 28, 1979(1979-03-28) (aged 37)
Jerusalem, Israel
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem, Harvard University
Known forEgalitarian equivalence
Scientific career
FieldsEconomics
InstitutionsTel Aviv University
Northwestern University
Academic career

He received [2] his B.A., Economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1966), and his M.A. and PhD from Harvard University (1969 and 1971 respectively). His Dissertation, "Optimal Resource Allocation and Distribution: The Role of the Public Sector", was under the direction of Richard Musgrave and Stephen Marglin.

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  1. ^ "Elisha Pazner (1941 - 1979)". The Eitan Berglas School of Economics. 1 December 1979. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. ^ CV