Elizabeth Brunner (1920[1] – 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).
[2] Her clear style and disciplined approach contributed a lot to their joint work.
[2] Brunner first studied English literature, later taking up economics as research assistant to Philip Andrews in 1944.