Daniel S. Hamermesh
| Daniel Hamermesh | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 20, 1943 |
| Nationality | American |
| Institution |
University of Texas at Austin (1993–2014) Royal Holloway University of London (2012–present) |
| Field | Labor economics |
| Alma mater |
Yale University (Ph.D.) 1969 University of Chicago (B.A.) 1965 |
| Doctoral advisor |
Marc Nerlove |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Daniel Selim Hamermesh (born October 20, 1943) is a U.S. economist, is a Professor of Economics at Royal Holloway, University of London, Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and Research Associate at the Institute for the Future of Labor (IZA). Previously he was a Sue Killam Professor in the Foundations of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin.
Hamermesh received his bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago, and in 1969 he received his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University. He has taught at Michigan State University (1973–1993) and Princeton University (1969–1973). He has held visiting professorships at University of Michigan and Harvard University, as well as in Europe, Asia and Australia. He has lectured at over 230 universities in 48 states and 30 foreign countries.
Hamermesh is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and the Society of Labor Economists, a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Institute for the Study of Labor, and Past President of the Society of Labor Economists and of the Midwest Economics Association. In 2013 he received the biennial Mincer Award of the Society of Labor Economists for lifetime contributions to labor economics, the annual IZA Prize in Labor from the Institute for the Study of Labor, and the biennial John R. Commons Award of the international economics honor society OΔE.
Hamermesh has received numerous grants from the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies and has served on many panels of the United States National Academy of Science. He was head of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) from 2003 to 2008 and was Director of Research in the United States Department of Labor—ASPER in 1974–75. He has taught over 20,000 students in introductory economics.
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