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Paul Zane Pilzer (born January 17, 1954) is an American economist, ''New York Times'' best-selling author,〔(''God Wants You To Be Rich'' best-seller listing ), ''The New York Times'', February 4, 1996〕 and social entrepreneur. He has written 11 books and is the founder of six companies, and has been profiled in more than 100 publications including on the front page of ''The Wall Street Journal''.〔Chad Terhune, ("Employers Turn To Alternative For Insuring Staff" ), ''The Wall Street Journal'', July 30. 2007〕〔Chad Terhune, ("Employers Turn To Alternative For Insuring Staff" ), ''The Wall Street Journal'', July 30. 2007〕 ==Economic Viewpoints== Pilzer's 1991 book ''Unlimited Wealth'' criticized traditional economic theories as being based on scarcity: that the earth contains a fixed, limited supply of resources and the function of economics (i.e., capitalism, socialism, communism) is to best divide them up.〔("Summary of ‘’Unlimited Wealth‘’” ), ''Soundview Executive Summaries'', March 1991〕 "No wonder," said Pilzer in ''Unlimited Wealth'', "they call economics the 'Dismal Science.'"〔David A. Geracioti, ("Fertile Human Minds, Fertile Earth" ), ''Registered Rep'', July 1, 2007〕 In contrast, Pilzer offered a new theory called Economic Alchemy based on abundance: that the earth contains unlimited resources because of human ingenuity continually defining new resources and/or learning how to better obtain and use our existing resources. The central equation of Economic Alchemy is W = P x Tn : Wealth = Physical Resources times Technology, and T (Technology) has an exponential multiplier effect on itself.〔("Summary of ‘’Unlimited Wealth‘’” ), ''Soundview Executive Summaries'', March 1991〕 Pilzer began developing Economic Alchemy in 1975 as a graduate student at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania when he theologically could not accept his professor's views that God had created a world of growing population but limited resources.〔("Summary of ‘’Unlimited Wealth‘’” ), ''Soundview Executive Summaries'', March 1991〕 Over the next 15 years, he developed Economic Alchemy while working at Citibank (1976–1981),〔Chad Terhune, ("[Pilzer is a] former Citibank Vice President...and professor at New York University…" ), ''The Wall Street Journal'', July 30. 2007〕 teaching at New York University (1979–2000)〔Chad Terhune, ("[Pilzer is a] former Citibank Vice President...and professor at New York University…" ), ''The Wall Street Journal'', July 30. 2007〕 and serving as an appointed economic advisor in Ronald Reagan's Presidential Administration (1983–1988).〔Betsy Streisand, (…Paul Zane Pilzer, the Reagan administration economist turned wellness guru… ), ''The New York Times'', August 31, 2003〕 Pilzer published his theory of Economic Alchemy in ''Unlimited Wealth - The Theory and Practice of Economic Alchemy'' (Crown Publishers, 1990)〔("Summary of ‘’Unlimited Wealth‘’” ), ''Soundview Executive Summaries'', March 1991〕 and in ''God Wants You To Be Rich - Theology of Economics'' (Simon & Schuster, 1995, 1997, 2007).〔("More Spiritual Leaders Preach Virtue of Wealth" ), ‘’The Wall Street Journal’’, April 5, 1996〕〔Chad Terhune, ("Employers Turn To Alternative For Insuring Staff" ), ''The Wall Street Journal'', July 30. 2007〕〔Chad Terhune, ("Employers Turn To Alternative For Insuring Staff" ), ''The Wall Street Journal'', July 30. 2007〕 Pilzer has also written about employment, U.S. health benefits, wellness and the sharing economy. In 1985, he testified before a United States congressional hearing and since then has promoted the idea that employees should have personal, portable health insurance coverage independent of their employment but funded pre-tax by their employer.〔("Economist/Entrepreneur Says Employers Should Stop Offering Group Health Insurance, Help Employees Seek Own Coverage" ), ''Medical News Today'', 2007〕〔Paul Zane Pilzer, ''The New Health Insurance Solution'', (Wiley Press, 2005, 2007)〕 In 1996, he began researching the bifurcation of America based on weight and health. From 1999-2014 wrote five books on the economics of obesity, health insurance, preventative medicine, and wellness. Pilzer has been called the "father of Health Savings Accounts".〔Kaja Whitehouse, ("When to Choose and HSA" ) ''The Wall Street Journal'', page 2, September 25, 2005〕〔Parker College, ("Parker College to Award Prestigious Doctorate in Public Service to Economist and Wellness Advocate, Paul Zane Pilzer" ), Press Release from Parker College (now Parker University), April 17, 2004〕 In 2003, the front page of the ''Sunday New York Times'' referred to Pilzer as "the Reagan administration economist turned wellness guru."〔Betty Streisand, ("The Guru of Product Potential" ), ''The New York Times'', Page 1, Business Section, August 31, 2003〕 Pilzer is currently researching what he calls The Sharing Revolution. "While the sharing economy is about using technology to halve the price of what you want to buy," says Pilzer, "the sharing revolution is about doubling the value of what you already own or are about to buy. Uber and Airbnb aren't just half the price of the services (taxis and hotels) they displace, to the consumer they are twice as valuable."〔Dr. Josephine Gross, "(The Sharing Revolution: A Conversation with Paul Zane Pilzer )", ''Networking Times'', October 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Zane Pilzer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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