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  1. May 13, 2022 · May 13, 2022 • 8 min read. In our new series highlighting Wharton faculty who have made a lasting impact on their fields, professor emeritus Anita Summers talks about her groundbreaking career in economics and public policy, and why integrity and evidence go hand in hand. Public Policy.

  2. Oct 23, 2023 · October 23, 2023. Picture courtesy of Knowledge at Wharton. It is with great sadness that the Department of Economics notes that Anita Arrow Summers passed away on October 22, 2023. Anita received a B.A. in Economics from Hunter College in 1945 and an MA from the University of Chicago in 1947.

  3. news.wharton.upenn.edu › 11 › anita-arrow-summersAnita Arrow Summers - News

    Nov 3, 2023 · Anita Arrow Summers. It is with great sadness that the Wharton School announces the passing of Anita Arrow Summers, an emeritus professor of economics who became a leading expert in public policy and a trailblazer for women in the field. Summers died October 22, 2023, at her home in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, after a short illness.

  4. Sep 4, 2001 · Anita Arrow Summers, an emeritus professor of economics in the Wharton School and a leading expert in public policy, died on October 22 after a short illness. She was 98. Born in Great Neck, Long Island, to immigrants from Romania, and raised in Manhattan, Dr. Summers was born in 1925.

  5. Oct 26, 2023 · Anita Arrow Summers, a pioneering economist and Professor Emerita at the Wharton School, died at age 98 on Oct. 22, following a monthlong illness. Summers was known for her work in public policy, administration, and education. In 1979, she established the first public policy department within a business school in the United States at Wharton.

  6. She was a trailblazer in the use of economic analysis to address public policy issues. Among her many accomplishments, she made insightful and impactful advances in the assessment of educational performance and urban economic development and, particularly close to home, she created and initially led what is now the Department of Business ...

  7. May 27, 2022 · May 27, 2022. Subtopics. Faculty, Economics. Schools. Wharton School. Share. Professor emeritus Anita Summers talks about her groundbreaking career in economics and public policy, and why integrity and evidence go hand in hand.

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