Paul Samuelson
American economist
Paul Anthony Samuelson (May 15, 1915 – December 13, 2009) was an American economist of Jewish descent. He was the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Economics.
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Died | December 13, 2009 | (aged 94)
Nationality | United States |
Institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Field | Macroeconomics |
School or tradition | Neo-Keynesian economics |
Alma mater | Harvard University, (Ph.D.) University of Chicago, (B.A.) |
Contributions | Neoclassical synthesis Mathematical economics Economic methodology Revealed preference International trade Economic growth Public goods |
Awards | John Bates Clark Medal (1947) Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1970) National Medal of Science (1996) |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc |
The Swedish Royal Academies stated, when awarding the prize, that he "has done more than any other contemporary economist to raise the level of scientific analysis in economic theory".[1]
Economic historian Randall E. Parker calls him the "Father of Modern Economics",[2] and The New York Times thinks of him to be the "foremost academic economist of the 20th century".[3]
Samuelson died after a brief illness on December 13, 2009, at the age of 94.[4]
Reference
change- ↑ Frost, Greg (Dec 13, 2009). "Nobel-winning economist Paul A. Samuelson dies at age 94". MIT News. "In a career that spanned seven decades, he transformed his field, influenced millions of students and turned MIT into an economics powerhouse"
- ↑ Parker, Randall E. (2002), Reflections on the Great Depression, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, p. 25, ISBN 1-84376-335-4
- ↑ Weinstein, Michael M. (December 13, 2009). "Paul A. Samuelson, Economist, Dies at 94". New York Times.
- ↑ "Nobel economics laureate Samuelson dies at 94". Reuters. December 13, 2009.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Paul Samuelson at Wikimedia Commons
- Biography at the Nobel e-Museum Archived 2001-12-02 at the Wayback Machine