Sheldon Danziger
Sheldon H. Danziger | |
|---|---|
 Danziger speaks at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy in 2012 | |
| Born | September 30, 1948 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economics |
| Institutions | University of Michigan |
| Doctoral students | Ariel Kalil |
Sheldon H. Danziger (born September 30, 1948) is an American economist, focusing in trends in poverty and inequality, and the effects of economic and demographic changes and government social programs on disadvantaged groups, currently the Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Public Policy at University of Michigan and an Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1][2][3] He is also the President of Russell Sage Foundation.[4]
He was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2008. [5][6]
Background
Danziger received his B.A. from Columbia University and his Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[7][8] He was on faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the Director of the Institute for Research on Poverty from 1983-1988 before joining the faculty at the University of Michigan in 1998.[6]
Writing
American Unequal (co-author, 1995)[6]
Detroit Divided (co-author, 2000)
Personal life and family
Danziger is married to Sandra K. Danziger, the Edith A Lewis Collegiate Professor of Social Work at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.[9] His son, Jacob Danziger, is married to Phoebe Connell, daughter of longtime Metropolitan Opera chief stage manager Thomas H. Connell III.[10]
References
- ^ "Fellows". aapss.org. April 5, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "Sheldon Danziger". umich.edu. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "Sheldon H. Danziger". umich.edu. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "Sheldon H. Danziger | RSF". www.russellsage.org. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ "Sheldon Danziger named 2008 Guggenheim Fellow | Michigan Population Studies Center (PSC)". www.psc.isr.umich.edu. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ a b c "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Sheldon Danziger". Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "Columbia College Today - Nov. 1999". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ "Day of debate, discussion remembers MIT's Lester Thurow". MIT Sloan. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ "Sandra Danziger | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy". fordschool.umich.edu. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Phoebe Connell, Jacob Danziger". The New York Times. June 15, 2008. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
External links
- Sheldon Danziger publications indexed by Google Scholar