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Stanley Lewis Engerman

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Stanley Lewis Engerman

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1936-03-14 （Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.）
Died
2023-05-11 （Watertown, Massachusetts, U.S.） age 87
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Brooklyn, New York City → Rochester, New York → Watertown, Massachusetts

Career

Occupations
economist, economic historian, professor
Active Years
1962-2017
Affiliations
University of Rochester, Harvard University (visiting professor), Yale University (early appointment)
Memberships
Social Science History Association, Economic History Association
Influenced By
Robert Fogel, Kenneth Sokoloff
Influenced
Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, David Eltis, Gary Gorton, Art Laffer, Jeremy Lin, Robert L. Paquette

Education

New York University
Accounting
Degree: BS
Period: 1952–1956
Year of Graduation: 1956
Country: United States
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
New York University
Accounting
Degree: MS
Period: 1956–1958
Year of Graduation: 1958
Country: United States
Master of Science in Accounting
Johns Hopkins University
Economics
Degree: PhD
Period: 1958–1962
Year of Graduation: 1962
Country: United States
PhD in Economics

Awards

Bancroft Prize
1975
Work: Time on the Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery
Organization: Columbia University (awarding)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Time on the Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery

1974 Economic history

Co-authored with Robert Fogel. A quantitative analysis of the economics of American slavery that argued for the economic efficiency of slavery and provoked extensive controversy.

slaverycliometricseconomic efficiency

Race and Slavery in the Western Hemisphere: Quantitative Studies

1975 Economic history

A collection of quantitative studies analyzing race and slavery across the Western Hemisphere.

raceslaverycomparative history

A Historical Guide to World Slavery

1998 Historical reference

A comprehensive guide to world slavery; Engerman served as co-editor on this reference work.

comparative slaveryhistorical reference

Slavery, Emancipation, and Freedom: Comparative Perspectives

2007 Historical studies

Lectures and essays providing comparative perspectives on slavery, emancipation, and freedom.

emancipationcomparative history

Economic Development in the Americas since 1500: Endowments and Institutions

2011 Economic history

Co-authored with Kenneth Sokoloff; analyzes how endowments and institutions shaped long-term economic development in the Americas.

institutionsendowmentspath dependence

Bibliography

  • Time on the Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery (with Robert Fogel, 1974)
  • Race and Slavery in the Western Hemisphere: Quantitative Studies (1975)
  • A Historical Guide to World Slavery (editor, 1998)
  • Slavery, Emancipation, and Freedom: Comparative Perspectives (2007)
  • Economic Development in the Americas since 1500: Endowments and Institutions (with Kenneth Sokoloff, 2011)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly quantitative analysisdata-driven comparative studies
Recurring Motifs
cliometricseffects of institutions and endowmentseconomic analysis of slavery

Health

  • myelodysplastic syndrome
    最晩年（詳細不明）
    Contributed to his death

Legacy

Engerman was a pioneer of cliometrics whose quantitative studies of slavery provoked wide debate. As a teacher he mentored many scholars and left a lasting impact on economic history.

Academic Societies

  • Social Science History Association
  • Economic History Association

Archives

  • University of Rochester Archives

Quotes

  • His work challenged readers to think critically about the economics of slavery.
    Source: The New York Times (obituary) (2023)

Trivia

  • Married to Judith Rader Engerman (died 2019)
  • Had three sons
  • Longtime professor of economics and history at the University of Rochester
  • Visiting professor at Harvard Economics Department 2009–2012, taught economics of sports and entertainment