I was shaken today by the news of Alan Krueger's death:
Alan B. Krueger, Economic Aide to Clinton and Obama, Is Dead at 58
He was a leading light in the study of labor markets (from the effects of minimum wage, to the micro and macro returns of education). He was also a leading policy architect, not least in his service as the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama. (I interacted with him briefly when he was in that role, on matters concerning transplantation policy.)
***********
I'm reminded that many Americans of my generation encountered the poem Richard Corey as part of the elementary school curriculum.
Alan B. Krueger, Economic Aide to Clinton and Obama, Is Dead at 58
He was a leading light in the study of labor markets (from the effects of minimum wage, to the micro and macro returns of education). He was also a leading policy architect, not least in his service as the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama. (I interacted with him briefly when he was in that role, on matters concerning transplantation policy.)
***********
I'm reminded that many Americans of my generation encountered the poem Richard Corey as part of the elementary school curriculum.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.