Lewis, H. Gregg

Professor of economics at Duke University.

From the description of Papers, 1947-1985 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38247406

• 1914, May 9: Born Harold Gregg Lewis, in Homer, Mich.
• 1936: B.A. (Economics), University of Chicago.
• 1939 - 75 : Member of the faculty, University of Chicago Department of Economics. At various times was also: a Research Associate at Cowles Commission, Director of Graduate Studies, and Director of Chicago-Latin American Program (Chile and Argentina projects)
• 1941, Autumn: Economist for the President's Emergency Railroad Board.
• 1943 - 45 : 6th Regional War Labor Board (Chicago office): War Labor Board's liaison with Armed Forces, 1943-June 1944; Assistant Wage Stabilization Director, June 1944-April 1945
• 1945, Apr. - 1945 Sept. : Army Air Force
• 1947: Ph.D. (Economics), University of Chicago. Dissertation: "Studies in the Elasticity of Demand for Steel."
• 1959 - 60 : Ford Foundation Faculty Research Fellow.
• 1963: Publication of Unionism and Relative Wages in the United States (University of Chicago Press).
• 1967 - 68 : Visiting Professor in Economics, Catholic University of Chile (in Santiago).
• 1971: Visiting Professor, University of Minnesota and Macalester University (St. Paul).
• 1972: Awarded the Quantrell Prize for excellence in undergraduate teaching, University of Chicago.
• 1974 - 75 : Visiting Research Scholar, Princeton University.
• 1976 - 84 : Professor, Duke University.
• 1976, Aug.: Special Issue of the Journal of Political Economy: "Essays in Labor Economics: in Honor of H. Gregg Lewis," ed. Gary S. Becker.
• 1981: Honored as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economics Association.
• 1983: Lead article, inaugural issue of the Journal of Labor Economics.
• 1983: Awarded the Duke University Scholar-Teacher Award, sponsored by the United Methodist Church.
• 1984: Retired from Duke University.
• 1986: Made a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
• 1986: Publication of Union Relative Wage Effects: A Survey (University of Chicago Press).
• 1992, Jan. 25: Died at his home in Chapel Hill, NC.

From the guide to the H. Gregg Lewis Papers, 1939-1990, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)