Modigliani, Franco.

Economist.

From the description of Franco Modigliani papers, 1936-2005 and n.d. (bulk 1970s-2003) (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 62256414

• 1918 June 18: Born in Rome, Italy
• circa 1935: Entered the University of Rome (Law)
• 1938: Emigrated to Paris, France
• 1939 May: Married Serena Calabi
• 1939: Returned to Rome and received the Juris Doctorate, University of Rome
• 1939 Aug.: Emigrated to the United States
• 1939: Awarded free tuition fellowship by the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science of the New School for Social Research (Fall)
• 1942: Instructor in Economics and Statistics, New Jersey College of Women
• 1942 - 1944 : Instructor, Associate in Economics and Statistics, Bard College
• 1943 - 1944 : Lecturer in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics, New School for Social Research
• 1944: Publication of his first article: "Liquidity Preference and the Theory of Interest and Money," Econometrica, Vol. 12, No. 1, January 1944
• 1944: Doctor of Social Science, New School for Social Research, New York
• 1945 - 1948 : Research Associate and Chief Statistician, Institute of World Affairs, New School for Social Research, New York
• 1946 - 1948 : Assistant Professor of Mathematical Economics and Econometrics, New School for Social Research, New York
• 1948: Awarded the Political Economy Fellowship of the University of Chicago
• 1949 - 1954 : Research Consultant, Cowles Commission for Research in Economics, University of Chicago
• 1949: Associate Professor of Economics, University of Illinois
• 1950 - 1952 : Professor of Economics, University of Illinois
• 1952 - 1960 : Professor of Economics and Industrial Administration, Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University)
• 1953: Published with H. Neisser National Incomes and International Trade, University of Illinois Press, Chicago
• 1955: Fulbright Lecturer, Universities of Rome and Palermo, Italy
• 1957 - 1958 : Visiting Professor of Economics, Harvard University
• 1958: Publication of "New Developments on the Oligopoly Front," Journal of Political Economy, vol. 66, June 1958
• 1958: Published with M. H. Miller "The Cost of Capital, Corporation Finance and the Theory of Investment," American Economic Review, vol. 48, June 1958
• 1960 - 1961 : Visiting Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 1960 - 1962 : Professor of Economics, Northwestern University
• 1962 - 2003 : Professor of Economics and Finance, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 1962: Elected President of the Econometric Society
• 1963: Publication with Albert K. Ando of "The 'Life Cycle' Hypothesis of Saving: Aggregate Implications and Tests," American Economic Review, vol. 53, March 1963.
• 1969 - 1973 : Member, Comitato per le Scienze Politiche e Sociali (COSPOS), representing SSRC
• 1970 - 1988 : Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 1974 - 2003 : Member, Consiglio Italiano per le Scienze Sociali
• 1975 - 1976 : President-Elect and President of the American Economic Association
• 1985: Awarded Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science
• 1987: Published The European Economic Recovery - A Need for New Policies?
• 1988 - 2003 : Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 2001: Published memoirs, Adventures of an Economist (first published in Italian)
• 2003 Sept. 25: Died in Boston at age 85
• 2004: Posthumous publication with Arun Muralidhar of Rethinking Pension Reform

From the guide to the Franco Modigliani Papers, 1936-2005 and undated, bulk 1970s-2003, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)