Manuel Zymelman
| Manuel Zymelman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Menachem Mendl Zimelman January 28, 1930 Warsaw, Poland |
| 💀Died | October 14, 2022 (aged 92) Rockville, Maryland, U.S.October 14, 2022 (aged 92) |
| 🏫 Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 💼 Occupation | Economist |
| Known for | Las etapas del desarrollo económico argentino |
Manuel Zymelman (January 28, 1930 – October 14, 2022) was a Polish-born Argentine economist and cantor. With Guido di Tella, he co-authored Las etapas del desarrollo económico argentino (1967), a study of Argentina's economic development between 1876 and 1952. He later worked on the economics of education and vocational training, including as a senior adviser at the World Bank.[1]
Early life and education
Zymelman was born in Warsaw, Poland, on January 28, 1930, to Blumah Schafman and Moshe Zimelman. His father moved to Mosesville, Argentina, when Zymelman was two, where he worked as a ritual slaughterer. Zymelman and the rest of his immediate family joined him in Argentina in 1934.[1]
In 1953, Zymelman received a degree in industrial engineering from the University of Buenos Aires. He moved to the United States in 1954 to pursue graduate study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He received a Master of Science in industrial management from MIT in 1956 and a Ph.D. in industrial economics from the MIT Sloan School in 1958. His doctoral thesis examined Argentina's economic history from 1933 to 1952.[1]
Career
Zymelman held teaching positions at Northeastern University, the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Tufts University. He also worked as a consultant for the United Nations. In 1975, he joined the World Bank, where he advised on education financing in Africa and later became a senior adviser. He retired from the World Bank in 1993.[1]
In 1967, Zymelman and Guido di Tella, with the collaboration of Alberto Petrecolla, published Las etapas del desarrollo económico argentino in Buenos Aires through EUDEBA. The book divided Argentina's economic development from 1876 to 1952 into three periods: preconditioning from 1876 to 1913, a period of delay from 1914 to 1933, and self-sustained growth from 1933 to 1952.[2]
A survey of the literature on Argentina's economic development summarized di Tella and Zymelman's argument that Argentina differed from other settler societies, including Australia and Canada, because it did not develop adequate alternatives after the end of geographical expansion.[3]
Zymelman also published studies on education, vocational training, and occupational structures. His book The Economic Evaluation of Vocational Training Programs was published by Johns Hopkins University Press for the World Bank in 1976.[4] His report Occupational Structures of Industries, published by the World Bank in 1984, described the occupational composition of industries across 26 countries.[5] With Joseph DeStefano, he wrote Primary School Teachers' Salaries in Sub-Saharan Africa, published as World Bank Discussion Paper 45 in 1989.[6]
Music and personal life
Zymelman studied voice with the Italian tenor Tito Schipa and served as a cantor. He married Nancy Merz in March 1962, and they had two children.[1] He died in Rockville, Maryland, on October 14, 2022, at the age of 92.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Manuel Zymelman, 92, accomplished economist, singer, family man". Jewish News Syndicate. November 6, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Las etapas del desarrollo económico argentino". Catálogo colectivo de bibliotecas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ↑ Prados de la Escosura, Leandro; Sanz Villarroya, Isabel (2004). "Institutional instability and growth in Argentina: A long-run view". Working Papers in Economic History. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (WH 04/71): 5. hdl:10016/414.
- ↑ Zymelman, Manuel (1976). The Economic Evaluation of Vocational Training Programs. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Search this book on
- ↑ Manuel Zymelman (1984). Occupational Structures of Industries (Report). World Bank. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ↑ Zymelman, Manuel; DeStefano, Joseph (1989). Primary School Teachers' Salaries in Sub-Saharan Africa (PDF). World Bank Discussion Papers. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. ISBN 0-8213-1581-1. Retrieved July 21, 2026. Search this book on
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