Elizabeth Brunner

Elizabeth Brunner (1920 – 6 October 1983) was a British economist, best known for her work in industrial economics with Philip Andrews.

Brunner was partly responsible for "the resuscitation of industrial economics", giving the subject a new theoretical basis by defining an industry, as separate from a market, based on a group of firms with similar processes of production. Together with Andrews she made several contributions to business history: Capital Development in Steel (1951), The Eagle Ironworkers, Oxford (1965) and, their biography of British industrialist, The Life of Lord Nuffield (1955). Her clear style and disciplined approach contributed a lot to their joint work. In 1952 she helped create the Journal of Industrial Economics, first as editorial assistant and then assistant editor.