Paul Samuelson
Paul A. Samuelson | |
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| Born | May 15, 1915 |
| 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 | |
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.
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 | change source]- ↑ 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
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Media related to Paul Samuelson at Wikimedia Commons
- Biography at the Nobel e-Museum Archived 2001-12-02 at the Wayback Machine