Elisha Aryeh Pazner (

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: אלישע פזנר; April 16, 1941 – March 28, 1979) was an Israeli economic- and

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with important contributions in the theory of

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and

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. He was a member of the Department of Economics at

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from 1971 until his death. During this time he spent over two years as a

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. He received CV
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(1966), and his M.A. and PhD from

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(1969 and 1971 respectively). His Dissertation, "Optimal Resource Allocation and Distribution: The Role of the Public Sector", was under the direction of Richard Musgrave and Stephen Marglin.

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