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Arnold Harberger

American economist · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1924 · age 102

Arnold Carl Harberger is an American economist. His approach to the teaching and practice of economics is to emphasize the use of analytical tools that are directly applicable to real-world issues.

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1999Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic AssociationAward1972Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesAward1967Fellow of the Econometric SocietyAward1957Guggenheim FellowshipAward1924Born27 July 1924

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Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association1999
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences1972
Fellow of the Econometric Society1967
Guggenheim Fellowship1957

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His influence on academic economics is reflected in part by the widespread use of the term "Harberger triangle" to refer to the standard graphical depiction of the efficiency cost of distortions of competitive equilibrium.

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1924 · age 102

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