Arnold Harberger

Arnold C. Harberger (b. July 27, 1924 in Newark, New Jersey) is a United States economist. Harberger's Triangle, widely used in welfare economics, is named after him. Harberger completed a B.A. in economics at Johns Hopkins University. He finished an MA in international relations in 1947 and a Ph.D. in economics in 1950, both at the University of Chicago. After teaching at Johns Hopkins, Harberger returned to Chicago to teach full time, from 1953 to 1982, and part time from 1984 to 1991. Since 1984 he has had an affiliation with the University of California, Los Angeles. Harberger is married to a Chilean and speaks fluent Spanish. He is widely acknowledged as being a great supporter of his students and has championed them in their...