Paul Samuelson
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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| 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) |
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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]
Paul Samuelson Media
The competitive price system adapted from Samuelson, 1961
Reference
- ↑ 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. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/14/business/economy/14samuelson.html.
- ↑ Nobel economics laureate Samuelson dies at 94. Reuters. December 13, 2009. https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BC15620091213.
Other websites
Media related to Paul Samuelson at Wikimedia Commons
- Biography at the Nobel e-Museum Archived 2001-12-02 at the Wayback Machine