Steven Pressman (economist)
Steven Pressman | |
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| Born | February 23, 1952 Brooklyn, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | John Maynard Keynes, John Kenneth Galbraith |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Post-Keynesian economics; poverty and the middle class |
| School or tradition | Post Keynesian |
| Notable ideas | The measurement and causes of poverty and the size of the middle class; application of Post Keynesian principles to microeconomic issues |
Steven Pressman (born February 23, 1952, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American economist. He is a former Professor of Economics and Finance at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. He has taught at the University of New Hampshire and Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.
He has served as co-editor of the Review of Political Economy since 1995, as Associate Editor and Book Review Editor of the Eastern Economic Journal since 1989, and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the journal Basic Income Studies since 2005.
He has been on the board of directors of the Eastern Economic Association from 1994 to the present, and since 1996 he has served as Treasurer of the group. In addition he has been a regular book reviewer for "Dollars and Sense" since 2010.