Edwin Smith Mills (born June 25, 1928) is an American economist known for his contributions to urban economics. Mills was a long-time faculty member at Johns Hopkins University (1957–1970), Princeton University (1970–1987), and Northwestern University (1987–1996).[1]
Edwin S. Mills | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Institutions | Johns Hopkins University, Princeton University, Northwestern University |
Field | Urban economics |
Alma mater | University of Birmingham Brown University |
Doctoral advisor | Frank Hahn W. M. Gorman |
Doctoral students | Ryuzo Sato Robert Higgs Herschel Grossman Paul Courant |
A native of Collingswood, New Jersey, Mills graduated from Collingswood High School in 1946 and then served for two years as an officer with the United States Army Corps of Engineers. He attended Brown University and University of Birmingham.[2]