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Richard Easterlin

American economist · United States · On the map · Academics · Lived 1926 to 2024 · aged 98

Richard Ainley Easterlin was an American economist. A professor of economics at the University of Southern California, he is best known for the economic theory named after him, the Easterlin paradox. Another of his contributions is the Easterlin hypothesis about long waves of baby booms and busts.

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2024Died14 December 20242022Clarivate Citation LaureatesAward2009IZA Prize in Labor EconomicsAward1982Fellow of the Econometric SocietyAward1926Born12 January 1926

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Awards

Clarivate Citation Laureates2022
IZA Prize in Labor Economics2009
Fellow of the Econometric Society1982
Guggenheim Fellowship
Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2024 · aged 98

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The same award as Richard

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