Isaac Ehrlich

Isaac Ehrlich (born 1938 in Israel) is an American economist. He has done research in the economics of crime and law enforcement and the economics of deterrence, including the death penalty and its deterrent effects. Ehrlich has served as the Chair of the Department of Economics at the State University of New York at Buffalo since 2000.

Isaac Ehrlich
Born	1938 (age 85–86)
Academic background
Education	Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BA) Columbia University (PhD)
Academic work
Discipline	Economics
Institutions	State University of New York at Buffalo

His papers on participation in illegitimate activities, corruption and economic growth, insurance and self-protection, the economics of health and longevity, and the death penalty are widely cited. He is widely regarded as an authority on the economics of crime and the death penalty, although his claims regarding the latter has been vigorously challenged.^[1][2][3] He is also one of the leading authorities on the economics of human capital and serves as the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Human Capital, published by the University of Chicago Press.^[4]

He is a SUNY and UB Distinguished Professor and holds the Melvin H. Baker Chair of American Enterprise at the University of Buffalo, SUNY.^[5][6][7] He holds a PhD from Columbia University and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Orleans, France, which was awarded to him for his contributions to economic sciences. Ehrlich also served as a member of the US Presidential Health Policy Advisory group and the Transition Team on Health Policy for President Ronald Reagan, the Hong Kong Government's Health Services Research Committee headed by Secretary Elizabeth Wong, and the Council of Economic Advisors of New York State Governor David A. Paterson.

References

1. The Economics Of Crime by Isaac Ehrlich, Zhiqiang Liu, – Edward Elgar Publishing Archived 2008-03-10 at the Wayback Machine. E-elgar.co.uk. Retrieved on 2012-02-26.
2. "Isaac Ehrlich, PhD - Death Penalty - ProCon.org". Death Penalty. Archived from the original on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
3. Bowers, W. J.; Pierce, G. L. (1975). "The Illusion of Deterrence in Isaac Ehrlich's Research on Capital Punishment". The Yale Law Journal. 85 (2): 187–208. doi:10.2307/795412. JSTOR 795412.
4. Journal of Human Capital. journals.uchicago.edu
5. Professor Isaac Ehrlich Archived 2012-01-20 at the Wayback Machine. Wings.buffalo.edu. Retrieved on 2012-02-26.
6. Isaac Ehrlich. Economics.buffalo.edu (2006-03-06). Retrieved on 2012-02-26.
7. Isaac Ehrlich – UB School of Management. Mgt.buffalo.edu (2006-03-13). Retrieved on 2012-02-26.

External links

• Isaac Ehrlich
• Isaac Ehrlich | IDEAS/RePEc
• Isaac Ehrlich
• The Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment: A Question of Life and Death
• Isaac Ehrlich | IZA - Institute of Labor Economics