Articles by Daniel Altman



A Theorist Who Studied the Soviet Economy Dies

  • 28 April 03
  • NEW YORK TIMES SERVICE
Abram Bergson, an economist who brought sophisticated analytical tools and a theorist's rigor to the study of the Soviet economy, died Wednesday in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was 89.

Variables of War Confound Markets

  • 01 April 03
  • NEW YORK TIMES SERVICE
Right now, the war in Iraq is the most important event affecting the economy.

Leading Sovietologist, Economist Dead at 83

  • 09 September 02
  • NEW YORK TIMES SERVICE
Franklyn D. Holzman, an economist who uncovered regressive taxation in the Soviet Union and railed against intelligence estimates of Soviet military spending, died Sept. 1.

Enron Hid Billions In Loans as Hedges

  • 18 February 02
  • NEW YORK TIMES SERVICE
Along with the debt it spirited away in partnerships, Enron hid billions in loans in plain sight.


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