Alexander Eckstein

Alexander Eckstein (Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, December 9, 1915 – December 4, 1976, Ann Arbor, Michigan) was a professor of economics who worked at the University of Michigan.[1]

Eckstein's area of expertise was the Chinese economy.[2] He played a notable role in the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan and the development of Sino-US diplomacy (the so-called Ping-pong diplomacy) of the 1970s.[1]

He obtained a B.S. degree (1939), M.S. degree (1941) and PhD (1952) from University of California.[1] He worked as an economist for the US State Department from 1951 to 1953 before joining Harvard University as a researcher and lecturer.[1] He was professor of international economics at University of Rochester from 1959 to 1961. In 1961, he became professor of economics at University of Michigan.[1]

## Selected publications

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* 1962, The National Income of Communist China
* 1966, Communist China's Economic Development and Foreign Trade[2]
* 1975, China's Economic Development: The Interplay of Scarcity and Ideology
* 1977, China's Economic Revolution
* 1977, Comparison of Economic Systems: Theoretical and Methodological Approaches[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Feuerwerker, A., Oksenberg, M., Dernberger, R. and Whiting, A., (1977). Alexander Eckstein 1915-1976. The Journal of Asian Studies, 37(1), p.87.
2. ^ a b "Dr. Alexander Eckstein Dead at 61; An Expert on Economics of China". New York Times. 1976.
3. ^ Neuberger, Egon (1973). "Review of Comparison of Economic Systems. Theoretical and Methodological Approaches". Journal of Economic Literature. 11 (3): 909–912\. ISSN 0022-0515.909-912&rft.date=1973&rft.issn=0022-0515&rft.aulast=Neuberger&rft.aufirst=Egon&rft_id=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2721631&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Alexander+Eckstein" class="Z3988">

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