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.
Paul A. Samuelson | |
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Born | |
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]
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