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Herbert Stein

American economist (1916-1999) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 83

Herbert Stein was an American economist, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a member of the board of contributors of The Wall Street Journal. He was the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

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A meeting of Nixon administration economic advisors and cabinet members on May 7, 1974. Clockwise from Richard Nixon: George P. Shultz, James T. Lynn, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Roy L. Ash, Herbert Stein, and William E. Simon.

A meeting of Nixon administration economic advisors and cabinet members on May 7, 1974. Clockwise from Richard Nixon: George P. Shultz, James T. Lynn, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Roy L. Ash, Herbert Stein, and William E. Simon.

Awards

Adam Smith Award1982

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From 1974 to 1984, he was the A. Willis Robertson Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia.

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Academic

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Dates

Lived 1916 to 1999 · aged 83

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