Edwin Burmeister papers, 1960-2008
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Summary
- Creator:
- Burmeister, Edwin
- Abstract:
- Edwin Burmeister is Research Professor Emeritus of Economics at Duke University. This collection documents his professional life through his correspondence, writings, research, and professional and faculty activities. It forms part of the Economists' Papers Archive.
- Extent:
- 14.4 Linear Feet (25 boxes.)
1 Megabytes (One set.) - Language:
- Material in English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.00178
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains files on Burmeister's faculty activites (including teaching), research files, manuscript files, correspondence files (including correspondence with Paul Samuelson), and files on his professional activites. The primary subjects are capital theory, economic growth theory, and arbitrage pricing theory (APT).
- Biographical / historical:
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Edwin Burmeister is Research Professor Emeritus of Economics at Duke University. He previously taught at the University of Virginia and the University of Pennsylvania before coming to Duke in 1991 then retiring in 2008. After receiving BS and MA degrees from Cornell University in 1961 and 1962, respectively, he earned a PhD from the University of Massachusetts in 1965. He has published in the fields of mathematical economics and economic theory, particularly capital theory, economic growth, and macroeconomics. He was elected a Fellow of the Econometric Society and served as editor of the International Economic Review and associate editor of several other journals.
- Acquisition information:
- The Edwin Burmeister papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library as gifts in 2008 and 2016.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Noah Huffman, July 2008 and Meghan Lyon, 2016.
Encoded by Noah Huffman, July 2008.
Electronic records processed by Zachary Tumlin, June 2023.
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2008-0122 and 2016-0126.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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