Alan Krueger ( Eng.Alan Bennett Krueger , September 17, 1960 , Livingston , New Jersey , USA - March 17, 2019 ) is an American economist and specialist in the field of labor economics.
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| Place of Birth | Livingston , New Jersey , USA |
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| Scientific field | labor economics |
| Place of work | Princeton University |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Cornell University |
| Academic rank | Professor |
| supervisor | and |
| Awards and prizes | [d] ( 2017 ) [d] ( 2006 ) [d] [d] |
| Site | krueger.princeton.edu |
In 2011, he was among the 50 best economists in the world according to IDEAS / RePEc [2] .
Biography
He grew up in Livingston, New Jersey, in a Jewish family [3] . In 1979, he graduated from Livingston High School .
In 1983, he received a bachelor of science degree (with honors) from the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. In 1985, he received a master’s degree from Harvard University , and in 1987 there he received a doctorate in economics.
Professor at Princeton University . Founder and director of the research center "Survey" at the university [4] .
In 1994 - 1995, he served as chief economist at the US Department of Labor .
In 2009 - 2010 - Assistant for Economic Policy, US Treasury Secretary .
In 2011, he was appointed head of the Council of Economic Advisers of the White House. When he was appointed to this position, US President Barack Obama described him as “one of the nation’s leading economists” [5] . While in this position, he made the statement that inequality in the United States reached a point when the income gap of citizens threatens economic growth [6] .
Alan Krueger wrote a book on terrorism , which refutes the generally accepted view that terrorism originates among poor uneducated people. Kruger writes that often terrorists emerge from the middle class and have college level education [2] .
From 2000 to 2006, he led the Economic Scene column in the New York Times [4] .
Bibliography
- 1995 - “ Myth and Measurement: The New Economics of the Minimum Wage” (co-authored by D. Card ), ISBN 0-691-04823-1 .
- 2001 - “ Education Matters: Selected Essays by Alan Krueger” ( Eng. “Education Matters: Selected Essays by Alan B. Krueger” ), ISBN 1-84064-106-1 .
- 2003 - “Inequality in America: What is the Role of Capital Policy for Man?” ( Eng. “Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies?” ) (Co-authored by J. Heckman ), ISBN 0-262-08328-0 .
- 2007 - “What makes a terrorist: The Economy and the roots of terrorism” ( English “What Makes a Terrorist: Economics and the Roots of Terrorism” ), ISBN 0-691-13438-3 .
Notes
- ↑ http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2019/03/famed-economist-professor-alan-krueger-dies-at-58
- ↑ 1 2 Obama took over the work // Newspaper. Ru
- ↑ Meet the Four Jews Shaping the US Economy
- ↑ 1 2 Biography of Alan Kruger on Princeton University website
- ↑ Obama called Krueger to the White House // “Glance”
- ↑ US economy: time to share the rich, the country is heading for a new Great Depression - Top Stories - Finmarket
Links
- Alan Krueger at Princeton University website