Gustav Ranis


Gustav Ranis was a leading development economist and the Frank Altschul Professor Emeritus of International Economics at Yale University.

Career

He was a part of the first ever graduating class at Brandeis University in 1952. He was previously Director of the Yale Center for International and Area Studies, a Carnegie Corporation Scholar, Director of the Economic Growth Center at Yale, Assistant Administrator for Program and Policy at USAID, and Director of the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.

Academic output

Ranis first made his name with the 1964 book "Development of the Labor Surplus Economy: Theory and Policy," which he coauthored with John Fei and which has been credited with opening up new literature and debate in the development field.
He has written over 20 books and 300 articles on both theoretical and policy-oriented development economics.

Personal life

Ranis is survived by his wife of 55 years, Rachel Ranis; his children, Michael and Jonathan Ranis and Bettina Altschuler; and his grandchildren, Benjamin and Daniel Altschuler, Hanna and Sasha Ranis.

Selected bibliography

Books

Gustav Ranis, Gary R. Saxonhouse, T. N. Srinivasan Development, duality, and the international economic regime: essays in honor of Gustav Ranis, University of Michigan Press,,