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Emmanuel GoldenweiserAmerican economist.
Date of Birth: 31.07.1883
Country:  USA |
Content:
- Early Life and Emigration
- Academic Career
- Government Service
- Federal Reserve System
- Economic Contributions
- Other Interests
- Personal Life
Early Life and Emigration
Alexander Goldenweiser was born in Yekaterinoslav (now Dnipro), Ukraine, to Alexander Solomonovich Goldenweiser and Sofya Grigoryevna Munshtyn. After graduating from the First Kyiv Gymnasium, he emigrated to the United States from Kyiv in 1902.
Academic Career
Goldenweiser earned a master's degree from Columbia University in 1905 and a doctorate in philosophy from Cornell University in 1907. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1907.
Government Service
From 1907 to 1910, Goldenweiser served as an investigator for the Immigration Commission. He then worked for the U.S. Census Bureau from 1910 to 1914. In the following five years, he held the position of statistician in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Federal Reserve System
In 1919, Goldenweiser joined the Federal Reserve System as a statistician. He rose through the ranks, becoming deputy director in charge of research and statistics in 1925 and chief of the Division of Statistics from 1926 to 1945.
Economic Contributions
Goldenweiser was a renowned economist known for his contributions to monetary theory. He authored several monographs, including "Federal Reserve System in Operation" (1925), "Monetary Management" (1949), and "American Monetary Policy" (1951). His work on monetary circulation was highly regarded by economists like Milton Friedman.
Other Interests
In addition to economics, Goldenweiser had an interest in literature. He translated Leo Tolstoy's novel "Resurrection" into English.
Personal Life
Goldenweiser married Ann Allen in 1912, and they had two children. His siblings included anthropologist Alexander Goldenweiser and lawyer Alexei Goldenweiser. His maternal uncle, Leonid Grigoryevich Munshtyn, was a poet and playwright.
