Edward Mason

Edward Sagendorph Mason (February 22, 1899 – February 29, 1992) was an American economist and professor at Harvard University. He was the Dean of the Graduate School of Public Administration, now known as the John F. Kennedy School of Government, from 1947 to 1958. He was the president of the American Economic Association in 1962.

Early life Edward Sagendorph Mason was born on February 22, 1899, in Clinton, Iowa. His younger brother was Warren P. Mason, who became an electrical engineer and physicist. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1919. He became a tenured professor in 1936. He was the dean of the Graduate School of Public Administration, now known as the John F. Kennedy School of Government, from 1947 to 1958. He became known for his work in industrial organization, an area in which provided direct inspiration to Joe Bain for his SCP model, and in development economics.

Personal life and death Mason married Marguerite Sisson La Monte on April 4, 1930. They had two sons and a daughter.

Mason died on February 29, 1992, in Santa Barbara, California.

Selected works Mason, E. (1926) The doctrine of comparative cost. Quarterly Journal of Economics 41, November 63–93.