Perry Mehrling
Encyclopedia
Perry G. Mehrling is professor of economics
at Barnard College
in New York City
. He specializes in the study of financial theory within the history of economics.
. Mehrling was valedictorian of the class of 1977 at Boston Latin School
.
, Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance.
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
at Barnard College
Barnard College
Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college and a member of the Seven Sisters. Founded in 1889, Barnard has been affiliated with Columbia University since 1900. The campus stretches along Broadway between 116th and 120th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He specializes in the study of financial theory within the history of economics.
Life
Perry Gandhi Mehrling received his Ph.D. from Harvard UniversityHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. Mehrling was valedictorian of the class of 1977 at Boston Latin School
Boston Latin School
The Boston Latin School is a public exam school founded on April 23, 1635, in Boston, Massachusetts. It is both the first public school and oldest existing school in the United States....
.
Publications
Mehrling is the author of The Money Interest and the Public Interest: American Monetary Thought, 1920-1970 as well as a recent biography of Fischer BlackFischer Black
Fischer Sheffey Black was an American economist, best known as one of the authors of the famous Black–Scholes equation.-Background:...
, Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance.
- The New Lombard Street. How the Fed Became a Dealer of Last Resort. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ 2011, Linen: ISBN 978-0-691143989, e-book: ISBN 978-1-400836260