Robert Hessen
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Robert Hessen, Ph.D.
, is an American
economic
and business historian
, a widely published author
, a professor
in the Graduate School of Business
at Stanford, and a senior research fellow
at Stanford University
's Hoover Institution
. Among the books he has written or edited
are Steel Titan: The Life of Charles M. Schwab, In Defense of the Corporation and the multi-volume series Hoover Archival Documentaries. He has featured shorter works in such diverse publications as The New York Times
, Barron's, Business History Review, Labor History, The Hastings Law Journal and the Journal of Law and Economics. His essays defending capitalism and presenting a private-property-and-contractual model of corporations were published in the Fortune Encyclopedia of Economics (David R. Henderson, editor). He was associated with philosopher Ayn Rand
for 25 years, contributed articles to two of her periodicals, as well as her book, Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal
. He was a featured commentator on Milton Friedman
's PBS television documentary series, Free to Choose.
Born in New York City
, Hessen attended Queens College as an undergraduate, Harvard University
to obtain his M.A.
and Columbia University
to obtain his Ph.D. Prior to joining the Hoover Institution and taking his current position at Stanford, he taught in the Graduate School of Business at Columbia.
Ph.D.
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, is an American
United States
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economic
Economic history
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and business historian
Business history
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, a widely published author
Author
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, a professor
Professor
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in the Graduate School of Business
Stanford Graduate School of Business
The Stanford Graduate School of Business is one of the professional schools of Stanford University, in Stanford, California and is broadly regarded as one of the best business schools in the world.The Stanford GSB offers a general management Master of Business Administration degree, the Sloan...
at Stanford, and a senior research fellow
Research fellow
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at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
's Hoover Institution
Hoover Institution
The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is a public policy think tank and library founded in 1919 by then future U.S. president, Herbert Hoover, an early alumnus of Stanford....
. Among the books he has written or edited
Editing
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are Steel Titan: The Life of Charles M. Schwab, In Defense of the Corporation and the multi-volume series Hoover Archival Documentaries. He has featured shorter works in such diverse publications as The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, Barron's, Business History Review, Labor History, The Hastings Law Journal and the Journal of Law and Economics. His essays defending capitalism and presenting a private-property-and-contractual model of corporations were published in the Fortune Encyclopedia of Economics (David R. Henderson, editor). He was associated with philosopher Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism....
for 25 years, contributed articles to two of her periodicals, as well as her book, Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal
Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal
Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal is a collection of essays, mostly by Ayn Rand, with additional essays by her associates Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan and Robert Hessen. The book focuses on the moral nature of laissez-faire capitalism and private property...
. He was a featured commentator on Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman was an American economist, statistician, academic, and author who taught at the University of Chicago for more than three decades...
's PBS television documentary series, Free to Choose.
Born in New York City
New York City
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, Hessen attended Queens College as an undergraduate, Harvard University
Harvard 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...
to obtain his M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
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and Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
to obtain his Ph.D. Prior to joining the Hoover Institution and taking his current position at Stanford, he taught in the Graduate School of Business at Columbia.
External links
- Brief biography from the Hoover Institution